Media Briefing on Coronavirus: KFF Experts Explore Public’s Views and Nation’s Response March 18, 2020 Event On March 18, 2020, KFF held a reporters-only web briefing with its key policy and public opinion experts to discuss the nation’s rapidly changing public and policy responses to contain the COVID-19 novel coronavirus pandemic across the country and the world. After the presentation on the public’s views of the…
Data Note: How might Coronavirus Affect Residents in Nursing Facilities? March 13, 2020 Issue Brief This is a short piece intended to highlight the key data points about the potential implications of COVID-19 on nursing facility residents and overall operations.
How Can Medicaid Enhance State Capacity to Respond to COVID-19? March 17, 2020 Issue Brief This brief describes a range of steps states and the federal government could take to use Medicaid to expand coverage and access to care in the context of responding to COVID-19 as a public health crisis.
KFF Coronavirus Poll: March 2020 March 17, 2020 Poll Finding Fielded from March 11-15, this KFF Coronavirus poll provides a snapshot of the public’s experience, knowledge and views about the coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, during the rapidly unfolding crisis. A majority of Americans say they are taking precautions to protect themselves by the novel coronavirus pandemic but the public worries about the health and economic consequences as the situation evolves in the coming months.
The U.S. Response to Coronavirus: Summary of the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020 March 11, 2020 Issue Brief The Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020, which was passed with near unanimous support in both the House and Senate, was signed into law by the President on March 6, 2020. The bill provides $8.3 billion in emergency funding for federal agencies to respond to the coronavirus outbreak. This summary provides details on funding specified in the bill.
Paid Sick Leave is Much Less Common for Lower-Wage Workers in Private Industry March 10, 2020 Issue Brief Concerns over the potential spread of the coronavirus have refocused attention on the leave policies of employers. Lower-wage workers are much more likely to lack access to paid sick leave makes their economic decisions more acute.
Donor Funding for the Global Novel Coronavirus Response April 23, 2020 Issue Brief This data note provides an accounting of publicly-available information on donor funding to date for the global coronavirus (COVID-19) response.
The Public’s Awareness Of and Concerns About Coronavirus February 25, 2020 Issue Brief The February 2020 KFF Health Tracking Poll examines the public’s awareness of and concerns about the Coronavirus, following its spread across China and around the globe. The public is concerned about the potential economic and health impacts of the virus on the U.S. and on them and their families. A majority of the public and majorities across partisans say the U.S. is currently doing enough to prevent the spread of the virus.
Stay-At-Home Orders to Fight COVID-19 in the United States: The Risks of a Scattershot Approach April 5, 2020 Blog By late-February, it became increasingly clear that sustained community transmission of coronavirus had taken hold in parts of the United States, particularly on the West Coast and, soon after, the New York City region. With little testing available and no significant federal response beyond instituting international travel restrictions at the…
This Week in Coronavirus: March 27th to April 3rd April 3, 2020 Blog Every Friday we’ll recap our new policy analysis, polling, and updates on coronavirus from the past week.