KHN: Why AstraZeneca and J&J’s Vaccines, In Use Elsewhere, Are Still on Hold in America
By Sarah Jane Tribble
The World Health Organization greenlighted emergency use of AstraZeneca and Oxford’s covid-19 vaccine this month, following in the steps of the United Kingdom, the European Union and others, who are already injecting it as quickly as possible into ... Read more
KHN: Countless Homebound Patients Still Wait for Covid Vaccine Despite Seniors’ Priority
By Judith Graham
Opening another front in the nation’s response to the pandemic, medical centers and other health organizations have begun sending doctors and nurses to apartment buildings and private homes to vaccinate homebound seniors.
Boston Medical Center, which ... Read more
2021 Winter Legislative Toolkit
Here is a link to our 2021 winter legislative toolkit:
2021 Winter Toolkit
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2021 Lobby Visit Materials
Here are links to our handouts about best practices for lobbying effectively:
2021 Winter Legislative Calendar
How to Structure Your Lobby Visit
Lobby Day Talking Points
Lobby Report Back Form
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2021 Winter Toolkit Fact Sheets
Download copies of our fact sheets here:
Social Security and Medicare Facts and Figures 2021
Pandemic Treatment Access and Affordability Act
Social Security Fairness Act
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2021 Storytelling Minikit
You can download our Storytelling Minikit here:
Storytelling Minikit
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2021 Winter Toolkit LTEs and Petition
Here are links to our sample letters to the editor and a USPS petition:
Sample Letters to the Editor
Petition
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KHN: As Drug Prices Keep Rising, State Lawmakers Propose Tough New Bills to Curb Them
Fed up with a lack of federal action to lower prescription drug costs, state legislators around the country are pushing bills to penalize drugmakers for unjustified price hikes and to cap payment at much-lower Canadian levels.
These bills, sponsored by both Republicans and Dem... Read more
KHN: When Your Chance for a Covid Shot Comes, Don’t Worry About the Numbers
By Arthur Allen and Liz Szabo
When getting vaccinated against covid-19, there’s no sense being picky. You should take the first authorized vaccine that’s offered, experts say.
The newest covid vaccine on the horizon, from Johnson & Johnson, is probably a little l... Read more
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