Free Covid tests will be offered again to all U.S. households
(By Helen Branswell and Rachel Cohrs for STAT) The federal government is again offering free Covid-19 tests to Americans, providing
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The DEA Relaxed Online Prescribing Rules During Covid. Now It Wants to Rein Them In.
(By Arielle Zionts for KFF Health News) Federal regulators want most patients to see a health care provider in person
Read MoreSome cancer drugs are in short supply, putting patients’ care at risk. Here’s why
(By Yuki Noguchi for NPR) Toni Dezomits is used to facing death. She served in the Gulf War and later
Read MoreA Covid Test Medicare Scam May Be a Trial Run for Further Fraud
(By Susan Jaffe for KFF Health News) Medicare coverage for at-home covid-19 tests ended last week, but the scams spawned
Read MoreWhat the end of the Public Health Emergency means for VA
(Source – news.va.gov) When the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) expires on May 11, 2023, some of VA’s pandemic-related authorities
Read MoreMedicare improperly paid for $580M in psychotherapy services, OIG audit finds
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Medicare improperly paid for over half a billion dollars in psychotherapy services, including
Read MoreCOVID test kits, treatments and vaccines won’t be free to many consumers much longer
(By Julie Appleby for NPR) Time is running out for free-to-consumer COVID-19 vaccines, at-home test kits and even some treatments.
Read MoreResearchers zero in on 7 long COVID symptoms
(By Ashleigh Hollowell for Becker’s Hospital Review) Long COVID-19’s myriad risk factors and symptoms have been a key focus for
Read MoreNursing Home Owners Drained Cash During Pandemic While Residents Deteriorated
(By Jordan Rau for Kaiser Health News) After the nursing home where Leann Sample worked was bought by private investors,
Read MorePresident Biden to end Covid-19 emergencies on May 11
(By Zeke Miller and Amanda Seitz — Associated Press published by STAT on January 30, 2023) WASHINGTON — President Joe
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