When Debbie Krebs got the bill for a March emergency room visit, she immediately noticed something was missing: her coronavirus test. Ms. Krebs, a lawyer who focuses on insurance issues, had gone to the Valley Hospital in Ridgewood, N.J., with lung pain and a cough. A doctor ran tests and scans to rule out other diseases before swabbing her nose. A week later, the medical laboratory called, telling her it was negative.
U.S. online prescription drug price marketplace GoodRx Inc has submitted paperwork with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for a potential initial public offering, according to people familiar with the matter.
The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a toll on the new Mohawk Valley Health System hospital under construction in downtown Utica. The coronavirus has put construction behind schedule, said President/CEO Darlene Stromstad, as some of their suppliers have had furloughs or layoffs, slowing down deliveries. And the state has been slower than expected in making decisions apparently because of the pandemic, she said.
Medical charities have long relied on black-tie galas, golf tournaments, and bike-a-thons to fund their operations. But as with so many other in-person events, Covid-19 has cancelled those plans this year, leaving nonprofits with a funding shortfall that has forced them to cut staff, end grant funding, scale back activities, and in at least one case, shut down entirely.
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia said Wednesday it will implement furloughs for some employees and hour reductions for others because of revenue declines caused by the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.
Beaumont Health is still struggling financially from the COVID-19 outbreak that hit Metro Detroit in mid-March and expects the strain to continue through the rest of the year, the health system said Thursday.