Richard Franki
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Republican or Democrat, Americans vote for face masks
July 1, 2020
The public puts partisanship to the side when asked about efforts to fight the pandemic.
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COVID-19: Medicare data show long hospital stays, disparities
June 24, 2020
Many beneficiaries “face structural challenges to their health,” said CMS Administrator Seema Verma.
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ED visits for life-threatening conditions declined early in COVID-19 pandemic
June 23, 2020
Visits for MI, stroke, and hypoglycemic crisis dropped 10%-23% over the first 10 weeks.
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Cost of preventable adult hospital stays topped $33 billion in 2017
June 23, 2020
Heart failure, diabetes, and COPD were the most expensive preventable conditions.
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Asthma leads spending on avoidable pediatric inpatient stays
June 19, 2020
Asthma costs nearly equaled potentially avoidable hospital bills for diabetes, gastroenteritis, and UTIs combined.
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By the numbers: Asthma-COPD overlap deaths
June 9, 2020
CDC analysis suggests that morbidity from asthma-COPD overlap may be pushing people out of the workforce.
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Americans avoided emergency departments early in the pandemic
June 3, 2020
CDC: Visits over 4 weeks dropped by 42%, compared with the corresponding period in 2019.
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COVID-19 effect: Prescription fills mostly down for leading drugs
May 29, 2020
Use of hydroxychloroquine/chloroquine jumped by 214% in mid-March, compared with a year earlier.
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COVID-19: Putting distance between projection and reality
May 29, 2020
Curves have been flattened, but easing of social distancing without increasing other measures risks rapid resurgence.
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Antibody testing suggests COVID-19 cases are being missed
May 19, 2020
Community results potentially raise the number of cases more than 40-fold in Los Angeles.
