COVID-19 in Rural America – Is There Cause for Concern?
While to date big cities and major urban areas have seen the greatest number of coronavirus cases and deaths, this analysis finds the growth rate is now higher in rural areas.
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Public Attitudes Towards the Coronavirus Outbreak in Highly Affected Counties
Policy WatchAmericans’ attitudes and views on the coronavirus outbreak differ based on whether they live in an area that was harder hit by the pandemic, but these differences are not as large as some might expect.
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This Week in Coronavirus: April 17 to April 24
Policy WatchEvery Friday we’ll recap our new coronavirus policy analysis, polling, and updates from the past week.
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This Week in Coronavirus: April 10 to April 17
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 and Guardian US Partner to Honor American Health Care Workers Lost on the Frontline of the COVID-19 Pandemic
News ReleaseKFF’s Kaiser Health News (KHN) and Guardian US today launched Lost on the Frontline, a special project aiming to document the life of every health care worker in America who dies from COVID-19 during the pandemic. This includes medical professionals like doctors, nurses and paramedics, and others working at hospitals, nursing homes and other medical facilities, including aides, administrative employees and cleaning and maintenance staff. Lost on the Frontline, a digital memorial, will initially launch…
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This Week in Coronavirus: April 4th to April 10th
Policy WatchEvery 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. The expansion is made possible by a new long-term partnership among KFF, the Montana Healthcare Foundation, and the Headwaters Foundation, and follows the opening last year of KHN’s Mountain States Bureau in Denver and its Midwest Bureau in St. Louis. Media outlets from…
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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.