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BREAKING: The mayor of Washington, D.C., says she will order mandatory mask use outside home as coronavirus cases increase in the nation's capital. apne.ws/5mAV9cA

Stay home if you're sick? Per Emmarie Huetteman: Hospitals and other health employers are pressuring workers w/ COVID-19 to return to work sooner than public health standards suggest it’s safe for them, their colleagues or their patients." bit.ly/2Cq1xwH via Kaiser Health News

Thanks for having me, newsy!

Lots of coverage of rural hospital closings. BUT SAFETY NET URBAN HOSPITALS SHUTTERING AT A TIME (#COVID19) THEY'RE MOST NEEDED. Kaiser Health News for @npr by Jordan Rau Emmarie Huetteman khn.org/news/urban-hos…

The Republican and Democratic candidates for Utah governor, in the last days of their campaign against each other, have cut a PSA together calling for comity in politics. This is worth a watch —>

I mean, we all know Ira Glass knows a good story... 🙌 to Sarah Jane Tribble, Taunya English, and rest of this amazing team! (And yes, go listen.)

If they win, Dems will have to find one voice on healthcare after elections. Voters agrees it desperately needs fixing. Thanks Kaiser Health News' Emmarie Huetteman for smart analysis. khn.org/news/democrati…

Mick Mulvaney to CNBC: "Those who choose to stay, and I have talked with some of them, are choosing to stay because they're worried the President might put someone worse in.” But I’ve talked to WH officials who chose to stay because they don’t want to lose their health insurance.

This from Punchbowl News today is really unsettling

Have you tried sometime in the past ten days to get an appointment for a COVID test at one of the testing sites run by Los Angeles County or LA city? If so, I'd like to talk to you for a story I'm writing. Please DM me.

President Biden & 10 Senate Republicans agree on how much to spend on critical public health needs like vaccinations. There's still a long way to go before states see that money: bit.ly/2YNlN2G

About 33 percent (!!!) of DOD servicemembers are declining COVID vaccines, Gen. Jeff Taliaferro, Vice Director for Operations for Joint Chiefs, tells HASC hearing on DOD response to COVID. That's a number the Pentagon has refused to share with reporters when asked repeatedly.

House Armed Services Ranking Member Rogers (R-AL) at Defense Dept COVID-19 response hearing asked whether US troops are deployable even if they have not been vaccinated. "Yes sir."- Major General Jeff Taliaferro, Joint Chiefs of Staff Vice Director for Operations, responds.

President Biden's $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief plan will significantly expand the number of people eligible for federal help in paying their health plan premiums, one of the most significant changes to insurance affordability in more than a decade. trib.al/ICpRXBF

President Biden is getting one of his top health care priorities out of the relief package -- a significant boost to help people buy private insurance on the exchanges (for two years): n.pr/3rIYeVu

Tune in today for "U.S. climate policy in 2021 and beyond": myumi.ch/r89YP. Featuring: James Clift, Emmarie Huetteman, Jay Lemery MD, and Sammy Roth. Event begins at 5 PM ET. Moderated by trishkoman. Presented with the Health Policy Student Association and Michigan Public Health.

#NewOnKHN: Democrats are united behind an idea that Republican lawmakers and major drugmakers fiercely oppose: empowering the HHS.gov to negotiate the prices of brand-name drugs covered by Medicare. 📝: Emmarie Huetteman khn.org/news/article/d…

Covid Vaccine Hesitancy Drops Among All Americans, New Survey Shows khn.org/MTI4MzAxMQ via Kaiser Health News & Emmarie Huetteman

💉 DC residents 16+ can pre-register for vaccines at the new FEMA site opening on April 7 at Greenbelt Metro. 1️⃣ Go to onestop.md.gov/preregistration 2️⃣ Create an account 3️⃣ Pre-register 4️⃣ Pick Greenbelt as your site 5️⃣ Wait for a call from a 240- # 6️⃣ Call back if you miss their call

The $1.9 trillion covid relief package includes more money to help Americans pay their health insurance premiums for the next two years. @KHNews's Emmarie Huetteman explains some of the changes that could help consumers.