Inside one county’s efforts to use contact tracing to flatten the COVID-19 curve.
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
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The Medicaid Cliff
What happened to Medicaid during the last recession? And what can that teach us going into the next one?
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Primary Care on the Mend
The coronavirus is straining our primary care system. But, for some, the situation is starting to look up.
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The COBRA Conundrum
Millions of Americans have lost their health insurance along with their jobs. What should be done to help them stay covered during this crisis?
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Getting on the Bus
How COVID-19 is threatening one man’s decades-long battle for sobriety and stability.
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(Almost) Everyone Is Doing It
What’s the best way to convince people to practice social distancing?
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Who Gets Care
In response to coronavirus, experts are designing plans to ration resources and determine who should get care before someone else.
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What Keeps Me Up at Night
Many older adults were already lonely and isolated before this crisis began. How are they faring now and what’s being done to help them?
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Coronavirus Conversations: Bob Wachter, Pt. 3
Is the coronavirus situation in San Francisco calm enough that one of its top hospitals could start sending doctors to help New York City?
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After the Hospital
Is it a good idea for hospitals to send patients recovering from COVID-19 to nursing homes?