Nina Feldman
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Public health insurance claims soar in Pa., N.J. and Del.
The increase in people enrolling in medical assistance is exponentially higher than this time last year — but it’s still way less than officials expected.
5 years ago
Inconsistent recordkeeping and mismatched data sources created an inaccurate picture that many say misrepresents the situation on the ground.
5 years ago
Pa. caves to pressure, reveals data showing COVID-19 battered smaller nursing homes
Among facilities in the 5-county region with 5 or more deaths, the average infection rate was 44%; nearly half of residents tested positive, new data show.
5 years ago
COVID-19 has infected a quarter of the 263 city’s behavioral health centers — and eight people have died.
5 years ago
Philly investigating 1,742 percent more respiratory deaths, and many at-home deaths
Total fatalities investigated and ultimately linked to respiratory disorders rose from just seven between February and April of last year to 129 this year.
5 years ago
Pennsylvania sees 20 percent surge in mortality rate during COVID crisis
Preliminary vital statistics show the state recorded 49,384 total deaths from any cause through the end of April. In April 2019, there were 46,521 deaths.
5 years ago
They care for their patients for years sometimes, getting to know their families. Now, a shortage of PPE and a lack of testing puts them all at risk.
5 years ago
Listen 3:14Philly spends $5 million on coronavirus surge hospital that admitted 14 patients
Not eligible for insurance, the city hopes to be reimbursed by the feds for the Liacouras Center overflow site.
5 years ago
Sisters Tammy King and Michelle Rouco worked as nurses at the same hospital where their father died of COVID-19. They still couldn’t be by his side.
5 years ago
Listen 5:00Why so many COVID-19 deaths in Pa. will never be counted
Test kit shortages, at-home deaths, and obstacles facing hospitals mean relying on official results alone won’t capture the true toll of the coronavirus.
5 years ago
Contact tracing for COVID-19 starts on a small scale in Philly
The practice is considered key to reopening society. Some volunteers at the University of Pennsylvania have begun the laborious process.
5 years ago
When going to war means going to work: Adjusting to life in Philly’s busiest COVID-19 unit
Nurse practitioner Nanzhou Guo anxiously left her family to report to work at Temple’s COVID-19 unit on April 1. What she found surprised her.
5 years ago
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