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Day: February 5, 2021

Veterans Benefits 

Veteran Service Organizations team up with VA to fight flu

February 5, 2021 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

(Source – blogs.va.gov/VAntage) VA has joined forces with Veteran Service Organizations (VSOs) this year to fight flu together. VSOs are

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Higher Medicare Advantage star ratings linked with better patient outcomes, study finds

February 5, 2021 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) Medicare Advantage plans with higher star ratings are associated with improved patient outcomes, according

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Price Increases Continue to Outpace Inflation for Many Medicare Part D Drugs

February 5, 2021 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

(Juliette Cubanski and Tricia Neuman for Kaiser Family Foundation published February 4, 2021) In response to strong public support for

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Social media posts of COVID-19 vaccine cards lead to scams, identity theft

February 5, 2021 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

(By Jackie Drees for Becker’s Hospital Review) The Better Business Bureau is advising consumers not to post photos of their COVID-19 vaccine

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The State of Vaccine Supply: ‘Opaque.’ Unpredictable. ‘Hard to Pin Down.’

February 5, 2021 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

(By Julie Appleby for Kaiser Health News) Even as the pace of vaccination against covid-19 has steadily accelerated — hitting

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