How Could the Price of Remdesivir Impact Medicare Spending for COVID-19 Patients?
(Juliette Cubanski, Karyn Schwartz, and Tricia Neuman for Kaiser Family Foundation) On May 1, 2020, the Food and Drug Administration
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Emerging Health Issues
‘We don’t actually have that answer yet’: WHO clarifies comments on asymptomatic spread of Covid-19
(By Andrew Joseph for STAT) A top World Health Organization official clarified on Tuesday that scientists have not determined yet
Read MoreAt-Home Care Designed For COVID Likely Here To Stay At Cleveland Hospital
(By Brie Zeltner for Kaiser Health News) CLEVELAND, Ohio — In late March, Andrea Laquatra began to feel sick. At
Read MoreHow to decide on the best insurance option for you
If you are one of the estimated 27 million people who lost their health insurance along with your job due
Read MoreCOVID-19 pandemic could cost as much as $547 billion for private insurers
The American’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) commissioned a report looking at the utilization of medical services associated with COVID-19 infection
Read MoreMore than 95,000 nursing home residents have gotten COVID-19, CMS says
(By Mackenzie Bean for Becker’s Hospital Review) U.S. nursing homes reported more than 95,000 COVID-19 cases among residents as of May
Read MoreED visits down 49% since January, analysis reveals
(By Mackenzie Bean for Becker’s Hospital Review) Emergency department volume fell 49 percent between January and April, with facilities in urban
Read MoreRapid Changes To Health System Spurred By COVID Might Be Here To Stay
(By Julie Rovner for Kaiser Health News) The U.S. health care system is famously resistant to government-imposed change. It took
Read MoreFDA approves Fitbit emergency ventilator
(By Jackie Drees for Becker’s Hospital Review) The FDA granted Fitbit emergency use authorization for its new emergency ventilator, which it
Read MoreLancet, New England Journal retract Covid-19 studies, including one that raised safety concerns about malaria drugs
(By Andrew Joseph for STAT) The Lancet, one of the world’s top medical journals, on Thursday retracted an influential study
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