The Latest: Why Do Vaccinated People Represent Most COVID-19 Deaths Right Now?

Plus, Racial Disparities in Lung Cancer Start With Research

View in browser November 30, 2022 Why Do Vaccinated People Represent Most COVID-19 Deaths Right Now? Our experts explore why the share of COVID-19 deaths among those who are vaccinated has risen. Factors include a rising share of the population that is vaccinated, waning immune protection and low uptake of boosters, and changes in immunity among the unvaccinated. Racial Disparities in Lung Cancer Start With Research Improving lung cancer outcomes in Black communities will take more than lowering the screening age, experts say. Disparities are present in everything from the studies that inform when people should get checked to the availability of care in rural areas. Also published by Capital B A Look at Waiting lists for Home and Community-Based Services from 2016 to 2021 About 656,000 people across the country were on state waiting lists for home and community-based services financed through Medicaid waivers in 2021, finds a new KFF analysis. But such waiting lists are an incomplete and often inaccurate measure that can both overstate and understate unmet need.   The data about waiting lists are among the latest findings from the 20th KFF survey of state officials administering Medicaid HCBS programs in all 50 states and Washington DC. When Malpractice Occurs at Community Health Centers, Taxpayers Pay Federally funded clinics and their doctors are protected against lawsuits by federal law, with taxpayers footing the bill. The health centers say that allows them to better serve their low-income patients, but lawyers say the system handcuffs consumers with a cumbersome legal process and makes it harder for the public to see problems. Also published by USA Today 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. A New Use for Dating Apps: Chasing STIs (KHN, CBS News) An Unexplained Injury Discovered After Eye Surgery. What Should Happen Next? (KHN, NPR) Rural Colorado Tries to Fill Health Worker Gaps With Apprenticeships (KHN) Should Older Seniors Risk Major Surgery? New Research Offers Guidance (KHN, CNN) Latest news summaries from the KHN Morning Briefing Data and Analysis The latest policy analysis and data from KFF. How does medical inflation compare to inflation in the rest of the economy? (Issue Brief) Potential Effects of the Proposed Medicaid Eligibility Rule for Newly Enrolled Medicare-Medicaid Enrollees (Issue Brief) The COVAX Humanitarian Buffer for COVID-19 Vaccines: Review and Assessment of Policy Implications (Issue Brief) KFF Dashboard: Progress Toward Global HIV Targets in PEPFAR Countries (Interactive) Global COVID-19 Tracker - Updated as of Nov. 30 (Interactive) U.S. International COVID-19 Vaccine Donations Tracker – Updated as of Nov. 30 (Interactive) Select Mentions from the News KFF experts & journalists on the record. Pediatricians brace for the end of federal COVID-19 vaccine funding (Marketplace) "It's going to get harder to get vaccinated at exactly the time we need more people to get vaccinated," said Larry Levitt, KFF Executive Vice President for Health Policy. White House officials urge Americans to get the COVID-19 booster shot (CBS Mornings) "It may not be perfectly matched against the currently circulating variants, but it is better than nothing," said Celine Gounder, urging Americans to get the latest booster. 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