Selena Simmons-Duffin Selena Simmons-Duffin reports on health policy for NPR.
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Aetna was the first insurer to announce its plan to help shield patients with COVID-19 from high medical bills. But out-of-network charges and other surprise bills remain a risk, say advocates for patients. Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
Doctors test a hospital staffer Tuesday for coronavirus, in a triage tent that's been set up outside the E.R. at St. Barnabas hospital in the Bronx. Hospital workers are at higher risk of getting COVID-19, and public health experts fear a staffing shortage in the U.S. is coming. Misha Friedman/Getty Images hide caption
States Get Creative To Find And Deploy More Health Workers In COVID-19 Fight
A vehicle enters a Canadian border station at the U.S./Canada border after the two countries closed their border for all non-essential travel in Lansdowne, Ontario, on March 22, 2020. Lars Hagberg/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
MedStar Washington Hospital Center's "ready room" in Washington, D.C., has mostly been used to house emergency supplies — but some storage carts have been moved out to make way for patient assessment stations. Ryan Kellman/NPR hide caption
Are U.S. Hospitals Ready?
Early symptoms of COVID-19 are much the same as those of the flu or a cold. Don't panic. Call your doctor to check in, if you're worried, but treating mild or moderate symptoms at home until you're well will protect you and help stop the spread of whatever you have. Guido Mieth/Getty Images hide caption
President Trump signs an $8.3 billion emergency spending bill in the White House Friday. That's significantly more than he originally requested from Congress. Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
Where That $8.3 Billion In U.S. Coronavirus Funding Will And Won't Go
Vice President Mike Pence leads a press briefing along with members of the Coronavirus Task Force formed by the White House in response to the outbreak. Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images hide caption
Public Trust In Health Authorities Is Key To Fighting Coronavirus — Is It At Risk?
Supporters of LGBTQ rights took to the street in a demonstration in front of the U.S. Supreme Court last October. Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP hide caption