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Eileen Cook April 29, 2020 0 Comments

Amazon, Walgreens, CVS face shortage of heartburn drug being tested as COVID-19 treatment

(By Maia Anderson for Becker’s Hospital Review) After researchers at New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health announced April 27 that they’re

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Emerging Health IssuesHealth Care FinanceMedical Technology
Eileen Cook April 29, 2020 0 Comments

LabCorp offering free antibody tests for anyone with provider order

(By Maia Anderson for Becker’s Hospitl Review) LabCorp is now offering free COVID-19 antibody tests for anyone with an order from

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Emerging Health IssuesPart D/Prescription Drugs
Eileen Cook April 29, 2020 0 Comments

Gilead says critical study of Covid-19 drug shows patients are responding to treatment

(By Matthew Herper and Adam Feuerstein for STAT) A government-run study of Gilead’s remdesivir, perhaps the most closely watched experimental

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Medicare - GeneralMedicare AdvantagePart D/Prescription Drugs
Eileen Cook April 29, 2020April 29, 2020 0 Comments

What you should know if you decide to enroll in Medicare

The COVID-19 pandemic is having a histrionic impact on employment in the United States and around the world.   For those

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Medical TechnologyMedicare - GeneralPart D/Prescription Drugs
Eileen Cook April 29, 2020April 29, 2020 0 Comments

5 things to know about the Medicare appeals process

(Source – www.medicare.gov/blog) If you disagree with a coverage or payment decision made by your Medicare health or prescription drug

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AgingEmerging Health Issues
Eileen Cook April 28, 2020April 28, 2020 0 Comments

California will pay restraurants for providing delivered meals to seniors in need

California Governor Gavin Newsom announced a state-financed meal delivery program open to seniors who are at heightened risk for coronavirus

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FDAPart D/Prescription Drugs
Eileen Cook April 28, 2020 0 Comments

Viewpoint: What US must do to prevent widespread critical drug shortages

(By Maia Anderson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Widespread critical medication shortages will be the next big crisis of the COVID-19 pandemic,

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AgingAssisted LivingEmerging Health IssuesHospice/Home Health ServicesNursing Homes
Eileen Cook April 28, 2020 0 Comments

We have been failing our frail seniors

As of April 23rd, there were more than 10,000 reported deaths from COVID-19 in long-term care facilities – in just

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Emerging Health IssuesEmployer HealthcareHealth Care Finance
Eileen Cook April 28, 2020 0 Comments

Health Insurers Prosper As COVID-19 Deflates Demand For Elective Treatments

(By Julie Appleby and Steven Findlay for Kaiser Health News) As doctors and consumers are forced to put most nonemergency

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Emerging Health IssuesHealth Care Finance
Eileen Cook April 28, 2020 0 Comments

Amid Coronavirus Distress, Wealthy Hospitals Hoard Millions

(By Jordan Rau for Kaiser Health News) Inova Health System, with campuses in some of the wealthiest suburbs of Washington,

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