Why Medicare Doesn’t Pay for Rapid At-Home Covid Tests
(By Michelle Andrews for Kaiser Health News) What group is especially vulnerable to the ravages of covid-19 even if fully
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Biden Administration’s Rapid-Test Rollout Doesn’t Easily Reach Those Who Need It Most
(By Hannah Recht and Victoria Knight for Kaiser Health News) In the past week, the Biden administration launched two programs
Read MoreFamilies Complain as States Require Covid Testing for Nursing Home Visits
(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) As covid-19 cases rise again in nursing homes, a few states have begun
Read More1 in 5 Americans have had COVID-19
(By Gabrielle Masson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Since the pandemic began, 1 in 5 Americans — or 20 percent —
Read MoreAfter Omicron, we could use a break. We may just get it
(By Helen Branswell for STAT) By month 25 of the Covid-19 pandemic, we all probably should have learned not to
Read More5 Things You Should Know About ‘Free’ At-Home Covid Tests
(By Damon Darlin for Kaiser Health News) Americans keep hearing that it is important to test frequently for covid-19 at
Read MoreOfficials Struggle to Regulate Pop-Up Covid Testing Sites — And Warn Patients to Beware
(By Michelle Andrews for Kaiser Health News) NEW YORK — In recent months, mobile covid-19 testing tents and vans have
Read MoreFallon Health includes Medicare members in at-home COVID-19 test coverage
(By Nick Moran for Becker’s Hospital Review) Worcester, Mass.-based payer Fallon Health is covering at-home COVID-19 tests for its Medicare
Read MoreJustices Block Broad Worker Vaccine Requirement, Allow Health Worker Mandate to Proceed
(By Julie Rovner for Kaiser Health News) The Supreme Court on Thursday blocked a key Biden administration covid-19 initiative —
Read MoreA cascade of Omicron-driven shortages puts U.S. hospitals in a bind
(By Erica Boodman and Isabella Cueto for STAT) The Covid-19 medications are supposed to keep people out of the hospital
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