Your Favorite Store or Restaurant Is Open. How Do You Know It’s OK to Go In?
(By Julie Appleby for Kaiser Health News) Just because many businesses are open again doesn’t mean the pandemic is over.
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Emerging Health Issues
Moderna will charge $32 to $37 for COVID-19 vaccine, CEO says
(By Katie Adams for Becker’s Hospital Review) Moderna plans to charge $32 to $37 per dose for customers buying small orders of its
Read MoreNursing Home Residents Moved Out To Make Way For COVID-19 Patients
(By Ina Jaffe for NPR) In some nursing homes, 100% of the residents are positive for the coronavirus. That’s by
Read MoreHenry Ford researchers defend hydroxychloroquine study, slam politics surrounding drug
(By Gabrielle Masson for Becker’s Hospital Review) The persisting political climate has made any objective discussion about hydroxychloroquine “impossible,” two
Read MoreJAMA studies show 25 percent of Medicare beneficiaries can’t access telehealth visits
In a recent pair of studies published in JAMA Internal Medicine, one study found more than percent of Medicare beneficiaries
Read MoreWhat Seniors Can Expect as Their New Normal in a Post-Vaccine World
(By Bruce Horovitz for Kaiser Health News) Imagine this scenario, perhaps a year or two in the future: An effective
Read MoreUS to pay Sanofi, GlaxoSmithKline up to $2.1B for development, 100M doses of coronavirus vaccine
(By Katie Adams for Becker’s Hospital Review) The U.S. government signed a contract July 31 with Sanofi and GlaxoSmithKline to pay up to
Read MoreAvoiding Care During the Pandemic Could Mean Life or Death
(By John M. Glionna for Kaiser Health News) These days, Los Angeles acting teacher Deryn Warren balances her pain with
Read MoreDon’t Count on Lower Premiums Despite Pandemic-Driven Boon for Insurers
(By Bernard J. Wolfson for Kaiser Health News) When COVID-19 smacked the United States in March and April, health plans
Read MoreSo far this year, Medicare has paid $2.8 billion for COVID-19 hospitalizations
According to updated data from CMS, so far this year, Medicare payments for fee-for-service COVID-19 hospitalizations have totaled $2.8 billion.
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