This Week in Coronavirus: April 4th to April 10th
Every Friday we’ll recap our new policy analysis, polling, and updates on coronavirus from the past week.
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When State Stay-at-Home Orders Due to Coronavirus Went into Effect
FeatureImplementation of state stay-at-home orders in response to the coronavirus pandemic have been staggered. Here's a timeline of when each state's mandates went into effect as cases climbed across the United States. Learn more in this Chart of the Week.
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This Week in Coronavirus: March 27th to April 3rd
Policy WatchEvery Friday we’ll recap our new policy analysis, polling, and updates on coronavirus from the past week.
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Kaiser Health News to Expand Coverage in the Mountain West
News ReleaseKFF’s Kaiser Health News (KHN) will hire a full-time Montana-based correspondent and recruit a team of freelance reporters to expand its coverage of health care policy and politics in the region, including the unfolding COVID-19 pandemic.
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Fewer Hospital Beds in USA Per Capita Than Countries Already Overwhelmed by Coronavirus
FeatureThe U.S. has 2.8 hospital beds for every 1,000 people, which is similar to bed capacity in Canada and the United Kingdom, but less than other similarly wealthy countries like Italy and Spain, countries that have already been overwhelmed by the coronavirus. Learn more in this Chart of the Week.
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KHN Wins Five “Best in Business” Awards and Two Honorable Mentions from The Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing (SABEW)
News ReleaseKFF’s Kaiser Health News (KHN), an editorially independent news service focusing on health care and policy, has won five “Best in Business” awards from the Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing (SABEW).
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Why the U.S. Doesn’t Have More Hospital Beds
From Drew AltmanWith much of the news focused on the surge capacity of the nation’s hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic, Drew Altman’s Axios column today examines why the nation has a shortage of hospital beds and what can be done about it.
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Early Testing Decisions and the Potential Lasting Impact to the Nation
Policy WatchA KHN article describes how government decisions in the early days of the nation’s coronavirus outbreak have already impacted the magnitude of the pandemic and may affect the country for months to come.
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Media Briefing on Coronavirus: KFF Experts Explore Public’s Views and Nation’s Response
Event Date:EventOn 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.
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Health Care in the Michigan Democratic Primary: KFF Analysis of AP VoteCast Polling
FeatureHealth care ranks as the top issues for voters in the Democratic primaries. This slideshow examines the role of health care as an issue in the 2020 Michigan Democratic primary and is based on KFF analysis of AP VoteCast, a survey of Michigan primary voters conducted for the Associated Press by NORC at the University of Chicago.