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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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,
Read MoreManaging wandering behaviors in individuals with Alzheimer’s disease
In United States each year over 125,000 people with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia become critical wanderers. Although wandering is common
Read MoreFDA warns against hydroxychloroquine use outside of hospital settings as prescriptions surge
(By Maia Anderson for Becker’s Hospita Review) The FDA issued a warning April 24 against using hydroxychloroquine outside of a hospital
Read MoreHow the pandemic will change the lives of seniors in the future
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the lives of everyone especially for older folks. For those individuals who are hospitalized or
Read MoreMany states are far short of Covid-19 testing levels needed for safe reopening, new analysis shows
(By Sharon Begley for STAT) More than half of U.S. states will have to significantly step up their Covid-19 testing
Read MoreTelehealth Will Be Free, No Copays, They Said. But Angry Patients Are Getting Billed.
(By Jay Hancock for Kaiser Health News) Karen Taylor had been coughing for weeks when she decided to see a
Read MoreState Reporting of Cases and Deaths Due to COVID-19 in Long-Term Care Facilities
(By Priya Chidambaram for Kaiser Family Foundation) COVID-19 has had a disproportionate effect on people who reside or work in long-term
Read MoreThe results of coronavirus ‘serosurveys’ are starting to be released. Here’s how to kick their tires
(By Andrew Joseph and Helen Branswell for STAT) Results from the first studies designed to determine how widely the coronavirus
Read MoreUnitedHealth to deploy 3,000 ventilators with Boston Scientific, Medtronic
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) UnitedHealth Group is working with Boston Scientific, Medtronic and the University of Minnesota in
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