Telemedicine or In-Person Visit? Pros and Cons
(By Bernard J. Wolfson for Kaiser Health News) As COVID-19 took hold in March, U.S. doctors limited in-person appointments —
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UnitedHealthcare to send members kits with COVID-19 tests, Tamiflu
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) UnitedHealthcare is providing some of its members kits that include an antiviral treatment
Read MorePreview 2021 Plans and Prices on HealthCare.gov Ahead of the Upcoming Federal Health Insurance Exchange Open Enrollment Period
(Source – www.cms.gov/newsroom) The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that starting today consumers can preview 2021 healthcare
Read MoreCommon misconceptions about Alzheimer’s disease
Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia and the only leading causes of death that has no prevention,
Read MoreFlorida Fails to Attract Bidders for Canada Drug Importation Program
(By Phil Galewitz for Kaiser Health News) Florida’s plan to import cheaper prescription drugs from Canada — designed by Gov.
Read MoreFDA approves evaluation tool for medical device cybersecurity
(By Jackie Drees for Becker’s Hospital Review) The FDA approved a tool Oct. 20 that evaluates and assigns scores to
Read MoreGenetic clues found for cognitive resilience to Alzheimer’s disease
(Source – www.nia.nih.gov/news) Three genetic variants may be associated with cognitive resilience in Alzheimer’s disease, according to the results of a
Read MoreHow Many Physicians Have Opted-Out of the Medicare Program?
(By Nancy Ochieng, Karyn Schwart, and Tricia Neuman for Kaiser Family Foundation) As U.S health care spending continues to grow faster than the
Read MoreFEHBP open season begins soon
Federal Employee Health Benefits Program’s annual open season which runs from November 9th to December 14th is nearly here and
Read MoreRemdesivir becomes first FDA-approved COVID-19 treatment
(By Katie Adams for Becker’s Hospital Review) The FDA on Oct. 22 granted approval to remdesivir, which Gilead sells under the brand name
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