The Latest: Half of Public Has Heard Little or Nothing About the New COVID-19 Booster Aimed at Omicron

Plus, 10 things to know about the unwinding of the Medicaid continuous enrollment requirement

View in browser September 30, 2022 Vaccine Monitor: Half of Public Has Heard Little or Nothing About the New COVID-19 Booster Aimed at Omicron The latest Vaccine Monitor survey finds that half of the public has heard either "a lot" or "some" about the newly-available bivalent COVID-19 boosters, and a third (32%) say they've already gotten it or intend to do so "as soon as possible." It also updates parents' vaccine intentions for their children, including those under 5. Read the survey findings. Pharma-Funded FDA Gets Drugs Out Faster, But Some Work Only 'Marginally' and Most Are Pricey Since pharmaceutical companies started funding their FDA drug applications 30 years ago, the agency's reviews have gone much faster — perhaps too fast. Also published by Los Angeles Times 10 Things to Know About the Unwinding of the Medicaid Continuous Enrollment Requirement Ten key points about the unwinding of the Medicaid continuous enrollment requirement, including data and analyses that can inform the unwinding process as well as guidance issued by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to help states prepare for the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE). Turned Away From Urgent Care — And Toward a Big ER Bill Russell Cook was expecting a quick and inexpensive visit to an urgent care center for his daughter, Frankie, after she had a car wreck. Instead, they were advised to go to an emergency room and got a much larger bill. Also published by NPR Chart of the Week: Health and Health Care for Hispanic People Kaiser Health News and "This American Life" Win Loeb Award For Story About Threats Toward Local Public Health Officials During COVID-19 In "'We're Coming for You': For Public Health Officials, a Year of Threats and Menace", the two news organizations chronicled how health officers became the face of local government authority, illustrating through the lens of California's Santa Cruz county how they became the targets of rage and resentment from loose-knit militia and white nationalist groups. The Loeb Awards are considered the most prestigious honor in business and financial journalism.  Oct. 11 Web Event: The Long Shadow of Covid: Older People and the Ongoing Pandemic Is the pandemic over? Are ongoing precautions warranted? Should older adults get boosters? KHN and The John A. Hartford Foundation will explore these questions and more during a live 90-minute interactive web event beginning at Noon ET on Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022. RSVP for Web Event Question of the Week Last week, 65% correctly answered that suicide-related death rates nearly doubled for Asian, Black and Hispanic adolescents between 2010 and 2020. From February 2020 to May 2022, by how much did Medicaid/CHIP enrollment grow? 10% 15% 25%  See how many readers answered this week's question correctly in next Friday's edition of The Latest.   News and Headlines News and headlines from Kaiser Health News (KHN) and California Healthline (CHL). Follow KHN on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn, and CHL on Facebook and Twitter, for the latest updates. Centene Agrees to Pay Massachusetts $14 Million Over Medicaid Prescription Claims (KHN) Sports Programs in States in Northern Climes Face a New Opponent: Scorching Septembers (KHN, Montana Public Radio) Listen: Grieving Families Face the Cruelest Bills (Podcast) Watch: Their Baby Died. The Medical Bills Haunted Them. (Video) KHN's 'What the Health?': On Government Spending, Congress Decides Not to Decide (Podcast) Latest news summaries from the KHN Morning Briefing Data and Analysis The latest policy analysis and data from KFF. 5 Things to Know: A Look at the Proposed Medicaid Eligibility & Enrollment Rule (Issue Brief) UNFPA Funding & Kemp-Kasten: An Explainer (Fact Sheet) Medicaid Postpartum Coverage Extension Tracker - Updated as of September 29 (Interactive) Global COVID-19 Tracker - Updated as of September 29 (Interactive) U.S. International COVID-19 Vaccine Donations Tracker – Updated as of September 29 (Interactive) KFF Global COVID-19 Vaccine Coverage Tool: Current and Projected Coverage – Updated as of September 29 (Interactive) The Buzz See what's driving health policy conversation on social media. Follow KFF on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram for the latest updates and perspectives. Filling the need for trusted information on national health issues, KFF is a nonprofit organization based in San Francisco, California. kff.org  |  khn.org Did someone forward this to you? Click here to subscribe to The Latest. This email was sent to albarkahslamet.ssss@blogger.com. Update your email preferences to choose the types of emails you receive. Or, permanently unsubscribe from all future emails.  If you need help or have questions, please send an email to subscriptions@kff.org. Please do not reply to this email as this address is not monitored. KFF 185 Berry Street Suite 2000 San Francisco, CA 94107