Health insurers have to cover COVID-19 tests for asymptomatic people, CMS says
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS issued a guidance Feb. 26 that requires group health plans to waive
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Emerging Health Issues
CDC Panel Endorses Johnson & Johnson’s One-Dose COVID-19 Vaccine
(By Nell GreenfieldBoyce for NPR) A panel of experts that advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has given
Read MoreComparing the Covid-19 vaccines developed by Pfizer, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson
(By Helen Branswell for STAT) In an ideal world, a pandemic vaccine could be delivered in a single shot, so
Read MoreUS to send 25M masks to community health centers, food banks in March
(By Maia Anderson for Becker’s Hospital Review) The federal government will send more than 25 million masks to community health centers
Read MoreHave a Case of a Covid Variant? No One Is Going to Tell You
(By Christina Jewett and JoNel Aleccia and Rachana Pradhan for Kaiser Health News) Covid-19 infections from variant strains are quickly
Read MoreAfter Billions of Dollars and Dozens of Wartime Declarations, Why Are Vaccines Still in Short Supply?
(By Rachana Pradhan and Arthur Allen for Kaiser Health News) The U.S. government has invested billions of dollars in manufacturing,
Read MoreAdaptive Sports keep Veterans active during the pandemic
(Source – www.blogs.va.gov) The COVID-19 pandemic has spread to all countries of the world. Social and physical distancing measures, such
Read MoreScammers post fake vaccine registration website, pose as Ohio health system
(By Katie Adams for Becker’s Hospital Review) Scammers have developed a vaccine registration site that mimics Kettering (Ohio) Health Network’s
Read MoreCountless Homebound Patients Still Wait for Covid Vaccine Despite Seniors’ Priority
(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) Opening another front in the nation’s response to the pandemic, medical centers and
Read MoreTo Vaccinate Veterans, Health Care Workers Must Cross Mountains, Plains and Tundra
(By Patricia Kime for Kaiser Health News) A Learjet 31 took off before daybreak from Helena Regional Airport in Montana,
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