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Post-Acute
Nursing Home Owners Drained Cash During Pandemic While Residents Deteriorated
Some nursing home owners moved money from their facilities through corporate arrangements that are widespread, and legal, in every state.
Covid-19
FDA Experts Are Still Puzzled Over Who Should Get Which COVID Shots and When
Panel disagrees with FDA proposal that everyone get at least one shot a year, saying more information is needed.
Pharma
What Older Americans Need to Know About Taking Paxlovid
Seek treatment with antiviral therapy, which remains effective against new COVID variants.
Pharma
Bernie Blasts 'Unacceptable Corporate Greed' As Moderna Mulls 4X Price Hike for COVID Vax
Quadrupling the price of COVID-19 vaccine would make it too expensive for millions of Americans, the Vermont Independent says.
Covid-19
Medicare Keeps Spending More on COVID-19 Testing. Fraud and Overspending Are Partly Why.
Medicare's COVID-19 testing costs reached over $2 billion in 2022. The growing costs concern some experts, who say financial incentives...
Payer
Paxlovid has been free so far. Next year, sticker shock awaits.
The U.S. government has so far purchased 20 million courses of Paxlovid, priced at about $530 each.
Covid-19
Researchers Link 266K Avertable Deaths to COVID Vaccination Rates
The U.S. saw 111 deaths per 100,000 population, more than double the COVID mortality rate of other wealthy nations.
Post-Acute
Tighter Focus on Nursing Home Infection Control Offers More Effective Patient Safety
Stricter controls 'will help people move more gracefully toward the end of life,' infection control industry leader says.
Covid-19
Paxlovid rebound raises questions, but studies have answers
Biden's rebound is far from the first, although they are reportedly "rare."
Pharma
Monkeypox Vaccine Puts Bavarian Nordic on the Spot
As the only biotech with an approved vaccine for monkeypox, can Bavarian keep up with demand?
Strategy
KP Launches Center for Gun Violence Research and Education
The mega-health system cites its 'unique position' to address the epidemic of gun violence.
Finance
After 2 Years of Pandemic, CA Hospitals Face Massive Financial Losses
California hospital margins ? a measure of financial performance ? were 26% lower on average than before the pandemic.