Record-high Medicare premium increase unrelated to growing inflation, report says
(By Nick Moran for Becker’s Hospital Review) Despite the country’s decades-high 6.2 percent inflation rate in October, a Nov. 24
Read moreMonth: November 2021
New antiviral drugs are coming for COVID. Here’s what you need to know
(By Pien Huang for NPR) An FDA advisory committee is meeting Tuesday to consider whether to recommend a new antiviral
Read moreWith Federal Covid Sick Leave Gone, Workers Feel Pressure to Show Up at Work
(By Rae Ellen Bichell for Kaiser Health News) Economists and public health experts alike say paid sick leave is an
Read more‘I Can Go Anywhere’: How Service Dogs Help Veterans With PTSD
(By Stephanie O’Neill for Kaiser Health News) It was supper time in the Whittier, California, home of Air Force veteran
Read moreAct fast! Review your Medicare plan by December 7.
(Source – medicare.gov/blog) Medicare Open Enrollment is almost over. If you’re thinking about changing your Medicare plan, you have until
Read moreIRS proposes ACA minimum essential coverage definition, reporting changes
(By Nick Moran for Becker’s Hospital Review) A proposal from the IRS seeks to revise and loosen requirements for reporting
Read moreAs Omicron spreads, studies suggest that travel bans alone don’t do much good
(By Deepa Shivaram, Emma Bowman, and Jaclyn Diaz for NPR) When the Omicron variant of COVID-19 was first identified in
Read moreHappy Thanksgiving From the AMAC Foundation!
Thanksgiving is the time of the year when we at the AMAC Foundation pause to give thanks for the world around
Read more6 organizations erasing millions in medical debt
(By Marissa Plescia for Becker’s Hospital Review) Sixty-six percent of U.S. bankruptcies are linked to medical debt issues, and 25
Read moreExplaining the Prescription Drug Provisions in the Build Back Better Act
(By Juliette Cubanski, Tricia Neuman, and Meredith Freed for Kaiser Family Foundation published November 23, 2021) On November 19, 2021,
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