What Happens To Health Coverage After The Job Loss
The end of May marks a deadline for the millions of people who have lost job-based health insurance in March to enroll in a new plan.
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Reckoning With The Dead: Journalist Goes Inside An NYC COVID-19 Disaster Morgue
Time magazine reporter W.J. Hennigan embedded with workers responsible for caring for the bodies of some 20,000 New Yorkers who have died from COVID-19. "It's a haunting thing," he says.
Antibody Tests Point To Lower Death Rate For The Coronavirus Than First Thought
Tests for the immune response to the coronavirus are revealing thousands of people who were infected but never got severely ill. The findings suggest the virus is less deadly than it first appeared.
COVID-19 Has Killed Close To 300 U.S. Health Care Workers, New Data From CDC Shows
More than 60,000 health care workers have contracted the coronavirus, up from 9,000 in April. Workers say they face unnecessary risks because of ongoing shortages of protective gear like masks.
What Happened Today: Coronavirus Death Toll Crosses 100,000, Insurance Questions
NPR's health policy reporter answers listener questions about what to do and how to get health care after losing health insurance.
How Paterson, N.J., Has Traced Nearly 90% Of Its Coronavirus Cases
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Paul Persaud, a health officer of Paterson, N.J., about how his team has been able to mount an aggressive contact tracing campaign.
CDC Reports A Spike In COVID-19 Death Among Health Care Workers
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reported a big jump in the coronavirus cases and deaths among U.S. health care workers since mid-April.
Feds Arrest 'The Mask Man,' New York Pharmacist Accused Of Profiteering On N95 Masks
"I feel like a drug dealer standing out here," Richard Schirripa allegedly said as he was recorded selling 16 boxes of N95 masks to a customer on the street, a criminal complaint says.
ER Visit For COVID-19 Symptoms Stuck Man With A $3,278 Bill
A dad in Denver tried to do everything right when COVID-19 symptoms surfaced. But he got a surprising bill from his insurer, which had waived cost sharing for treatment of the coronavirus infection.
As COVID-19 Cuts Deadly Path Through Indiana Prisons, Inmates Say Symptoms Ignored
Prisoners and their relatives have contradicted state officials about the conditions and medical care inside Indiana prisons. Some say didn't learn an imprisoned relative had COVID-19 until he died.