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A Colorado Town Is About as Vaccinated as It Can Get. Covid Still Isn’t Over There.

(By Rae Ellen Bichell for Kaiser Health News) San Juan County, Colorado, can boast that 99.9% of its eligible population

(By Alia Paavola for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS unveiled Sept. 30 another rule aimed at protecting patients from surprise billing. The

(By Matthew Herper for STAT) An investigational antiviral pill reduced the chances that patients newly diagnosed with Covid-19 would be

Generally, starting three months before you turn 65, and ending three months after the month you turn 65, is your

(By Nick Moran for Becker’s Hospital Review) The average premium for 2022 Medicare Advantage plans will be down to $19 per

(By Robert Goldberg for STAT) As the summer of 2021 started to unfold, many Americans thought the pandemic was beginning to

(By Bernard J. Wolfson for Kaiser Health News) The fierce wildfires that broke out across much of the western United

(By Nick Moran for Becker’s Hospital Review) The Organization of Public Service Retirees, which includes over 4,000 retired New York

(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) The approval of a controversial new drug for Alzheimer’s disease, Aduhelm, is shining

(By Kavitha Cardoza for NPR) Many Americans hope to spend their old age at home, rather than moving into a