Steven Findlay

Dr. Robin Hauser (center), a pediatrician in Tampa, Florida, got COVID in February, seven weeks after receiving her second dose of vaccine. Daughter Molly and son Brady (right) live at home and also got COVID , while husband Brian and son Jacob (left) did not.\Carrie Wildes Photography

The Shock and Reality of Catching COVID After Being Vaccinated

As more Americans are inoculated, a tiny but growing number are contending with the disturbing experience of getting COVID despite having had one shot or two.

Apr 19, 2021

President Joe Biden with Vice President Kamala Harris./Shutterstock

Landmark COVID Relief Law Pumps More Than $100 Billion Into Public Health

Public advocates say that more sustained funding will be needed over the next decade and beyond to address long-festering problems.

Mar 18, 2021

SHUTTERSTOCK

As Pandemic Surged, Contact Tracing Struggled; Biden Looks to Boost It

As with everything covid right now — testing, vaccinations and hospital capacity — ramping up contact tracing has become a race against time as new, more contagious variants of the virus threaten to accelerate transmission of the disease

Feb 10, 2021

States Pass Record Number Of Laws To Reel In Drug Prices

Sep 9, 2019

Oregon And Other States Leverage Federal Funds To Help Insurers Lower Premiums

Reinsurance programs, which are gaining in popularity across the country, use federal money to help pay insurers who cover patients with high medical bills. They've helped curtail premium increases in Oregon.

Aug 15, 2018

Potential Hospital Sale to For-Profit Company Sparks Worries

Residents fear the sale of a longtime community hospital, considered an "essential" resource, to a for-profit health care system could curtail the broad sweep of care.

Jul 23, 2018

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