Joanne Kenen
Authored Posts
-
Tip sheet: Reporting on the health sector’s big impact on greenhouse gas emissions
Even before the extreme weather of this summer, health care systems had become increasingly aware that climate change endangers human…
-
How I did it: Reporting on COVID deaths in state veterans homes
Countless media reports have looked at the devastating effects of COVID-19 in private and public nursing homes since the start…
-
How Biden can address health care reform ― without the Senate
In my last post, I addressed President-elect Joe Biden’s proposals for expanding the Affordable Care Act and the slim likelihood…
-
Biden’s health plan likely to travel a rough road in the Senate
President-elect Joe Biden has an ambitious plan to build upon the Affordable Care Act, in effect evolving “Obamacare” into “Bidencare.”…
-
House passes first bill to expand the ACA
The House recently passed a Health Policy bill – and it’s a definite win for the incrementalists. The Democratic presidential…
-
Pandemic changes, or pauses, state approaches to health coverage
Before the new coronavirus pandemic, expanding health insurance was a hot topic in the presidential campaign. States were considering a…
-
Fate of COBRA reforms in the HEROES Act
Democrats in Congress have several ways that they’d like to address the millions of newly unemployed and uninsured Americans during…
-
VOX series examines the approach of four countries to universal coverage.
In a new How I Did It essay, Dylan Scott of Vox explains how he and colleagues Ezra Klein and…
-
Covering crowdsourced medical bills: Don’t skip these important questions
You’ve all seen the GoFundMe and other crowdsourcing campaigns for health care, on social media or elsewhere. They are probably…
-
As ACA turns 10, some top supporters look back
With the 10th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act approaching next month (March 23), I want to flag this video…