Everything You Need to Know About Paxlovid — Especially, Should You Take It?
(By Michelle Andrews for Kaiser Health News) When President Joe Biden tested positive for covid-19 on July 21, his physician
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Nursing Homes Are Suing the Friends and Family of Residents to Collect Debts
(By Noam N. Levey for Kaiser Health News) ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Lucille Brooks was stunned when she picked up the
Read MoreSenator challenges largest payers to follow UnitedHealthcare, drop insulin costs
(By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Sen. Rev. Raphael Warnock of Georgia has challenged the nation’s largest payers to
Read MoreDrawing on therapy developed to save soldiers, an app aims to prevent suicide in those at highest risk
(By Mario Aguilar for STAT) It’s a problem so complex, so fraught with stigma and treatment complications, that innovation has
Read MoreHealth Insurance Price Data: It’s Out There, but It’s Not for the Faint of Heart
(By Julie Appleby for Kaiser Health News) Data wonks with mighty computers are overjoyed. Ordinary consumers, not so much. That’s
Read MoreCourt arguments begin over ACA preventive care requirement: 10 notes
(By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Court arguments began July 26 in the trial over an Affordable Care Act
Read More‘True Cost of Aging’ Index Shows Many Seniors Can’t Afford Basic Necessities
(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) Fran Seeley, 81, doesn’t see herself as living on the edge of a
Read MoreIllinois county aims to relieve $1B in medical debt
(By Andrew Cass for Becker’s Hospital Review) Officials in Illinois’ Cook County hope to use $12 million in federal COVID-19
Read MoreAs new variant spreads, a crucial drug to protect the most vulnerable goes vastly underused
(By Jason Mast for STAT) Jennifer Padgett has spent 2 1/2 years terrified for her immunocompromised daughter, Hannah. Hannah catches
Read MoreNew law will require drug manufacturers to provide refunds to CMS for certain discarded drugs.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services data from 2020 shows the agency paid almost $720 million for discarded drugs
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