A 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
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What 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
Read moreRates of Long COVID in the U.S. Have Declined Since June of 2022
(By Chris Lee for Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Jan 26, 2023) The share of people who say they have had
Read moreAn FDA committee votes to roll out a new COVID vaccination strategy
(By Scott Hensley for NPR) A committee of advisers to the Food and Drug Administration voted unanimously on a proposal
Read moreFDA considers major shift in COVID vaccine strategy
(By Rob Stein for NPR) The Food and Drug Administration is considering a major shift in the nation’s COVID-19 vaccine
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