Late one night in January, Jonathan Coffino, 78, turned to his wife as they sat in bed. “I don’t know how much longer I can do this,” he said,...
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As Politics Infects Public Health, Private Companies Profit
For some counties and cities that share a public health agency with other local governments, differences over mask mandates, business...
5 Things You Should Know About ‘Free’ At-Home Covid Tests
Americans keep hearing that it is important to test frequently for covid-19 at home. But just try to find an “at-home” rapid covid test in a store...
HHS Proposal for Marketplace Plans Carries Hefty Dose of Consumer Caution
Some health insurance brokers in the market are enrolling people into ACA (Affordable Care Act) health care plans without their consent, perhaps...
Podcast: What the Health?: Dealing With Drug Prices
Click here for a transcript of the episode. In this episode of What the Health: Medicare officials have preliminarily decided to restrict...
Justices Block Broad Worker Vaccine Requirement, Allow Health Worker Mandate to Proceed
The Supreme Court on Thursday blocked a key Biden administration covid-19 initiative — putting a stop, for now, to a rule requiring businesses...
New Covid Home Testing Reimbursement Rule Could Cause Surge in FWA
A new rule took effect recently that requires commercial payors to provide reimbursement for in-home COVID-19 testing, at a rate of eight (8) test...
Clinics Say California’s New Medicaid Drug Program Will Force Them to Cut Services
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California’s sweeping new program to buy Rx drugs for its nearly 14 million Medicaid patients has alarmed health clinics that...
Supreme Court Weighs Biden’s Workplace Vaccine Requirements
The Supreme Court on Friday took up one of the most contentious issues of the covid-19 pandemic, hearing a series of cases challenging the Biden...
Colorado Hospitals in ‘Critical Condition’ as State Weathers Another Surge
Harold Burch’s home has a spectacular view in Paonia, a rural part of Colorado’s Western Slope at the foot of Mount Lamborn. But the landscape has...
Split Supreme Court Leaves Texas Abortion Law in Effect, but Says Providers May Sue
In the second-most anticipated abortion case of the year, eight justices on the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Friday that abortion providers can...
Post-Pandemic, What’s a Phone Call From Your Physician Worth?
Maybe this has happened to you recently: Your doctor telephoned to check in with you, chatting for 11 to 20 minutes, perhaps answering a question...
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