Health Jun 28 Families fear for future of Medicaid caregiver payment program Many state Medicaid programs either started paying family caregivers or made more people eligible for help after the pandemic hit. But now with the COVID-19 public health emergency over, some states have already stopped the payments while others have yet… By Tom Murphy, Amanda Seitz, Associated Press
Health May 12 Watch 8:50 Public health questions remain as COVID emergency ends After more than three years, the COVID-19 public health emergency has ended. Thanks to vaccines, testing and treatment, we are in a much better place and deaths are at their lowest level since March 2020. But concerns over how the… By William Brangham, Dorothy Hastings
Politics May 11 WATCH: White House gives news briefing as COVID emergency measures end At Thursday's White House briefing, Jean-Pierre took note of the end of the public health emergency. “The work won't stop,” she said, with the administration working to ensure continued access to COVID vaccines, treatments and tests and to tackle long-COVID. By Ashraf Khalil, Associated Press
Nation May 11 Many Americans facing hardship as benefits created during COVID-19 end Behind the scenes, several core aspects of America’s pandemic-era emergency safety net are also coming to a close, from extra food assistance to automatic enrollment in Medicaid. By Ashraf Khalil, Associated Press
May 06 Watch 6:44 What to know about the COVID pandemic as public health emergencies end By John Yang, Kaisha Young This week, the World Health Organization ended the global public health emergency it declared three years ago as COVID-19 spread around the world. Meanwhile, the U.S. public health emergency is set to end on Thursday, May 11. Katelyn Jetelina, an… Continue watching
Feb 26 Why millions may be kicked off Medicaid in 2023 and what to do if you lose coverage By Amanda Seitz, Associated Press A look at why so many people may no longer qualify for the Medicaid program over the next year and what you need to know if you're one of those people who relies on the program. Continue reading
Jan 30 Biden tells Congress he plans to end COVID emergency declarations on May 11 By Zeke Miller, Amanda Seitz, Associated Press President Joe Biden has informed Congress that he will end the twin national emergencies for addressing COVID-19 on May 11, as most of the world has returned closer to normalcy nearly three years after they were first declared. Continue reading
Aug 30 WATCH: White House Monkeypox Response Team holds news briefing By Zeke Miller, Mike Stobbe, Carla K. Johnson, Associated Press About 10 percent of monkeypox vaccine doses have been given to Black people, even though they account for one-third of U.S. cases, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Continue reading
Aug 09 WATCH: White House monkeypox response team says U.S. will stretch vaccine supply with smaller doses By Matthew Perrone, Associated Press The federal government declared a public health emergency Thursday to bolster the response to the monkeypox outbreak that has infected more than 7,100 Americans. Continue reading