A reason for optimism on Omicron: Our immune systems are not blank slates
(By Helen Branswell for STAT) The emergence of a new Covid-19 variant with a startlingly large constellation of mutations has
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Fee-for-service care could cost Medicaid $4.4T, UnitedHealth Group says
(By Nick Moran for Becker’s Hospital Review) Continuing to use fee-for-service care for Medicaid and dual-eligible recipients could cost the
Read MoreFor Older Adults, Smelling the Roses May Be More Difficult
(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) The reports from covid-19 patients are disconcerting. Only a few hours before, they
Read MoreRecord-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 MoreNew 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
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