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Diabetes Drug's New Weight Loss Formula Fuels Cost-Benefit DebateIt's no surprise that some of the same drugs for diabetes are being reformulated and renamed by manufacturers as a...
Covid-19
Amid COVID Booster Debate, West Virginia to Check Immunity of Vaccinated Nursing Home ResidentsStarting in August, the state plans to begin measuring the levels of disease-fighting antibodies in the blood of vaccinated nursing...
Covid-19
Bus Stop by Bus Stop, Denver-Area Officials Microtarget Vaccine HesitancyMobile clinics are part of a new push by Denver-area public health officials to find the neighborhoods where vaccinations lag...
Clinical Care
COVID Renews Interest in Radiation, but Docs Caution Against Pilgrimages to Radon-Filled MinesPayer
Olympic Dream Dashed After Bike Crash and Nightmare Medical Bill Over $200KPhil Gaimon paid about $500 a month for his insurance policy with Health Net through Covered California. He also had...
Payer
Sign-Up Window for Free COBRA Coverage for Many Laid-Off Workers Closes This WeekPeople can sign up for the subsidy even if they didn't elect COBRA coverage earlier, or if they had COBRA...
Clinical Care
Women Say California Insurer Makes It Too Hard to Get Drug for Postpartum DepressionHowever, California's new law has been hailed by advocates as a national model for mental health reform.
Telehealth
Stakeholders Urge Congress to Avert 'Telehealth Cliff'Virtual care advocates note that telehealth demonstrated its value as a care option for seniors during the pandemic, when in-person...
Clinical Care
How a Doctor Breaks Norms to Treat Refugees and Recent ImmigrantsMango House provides food and clothing assistance, after-school programs, English classes, legal help ? and even a Boy Scout troop.
Telehealth
The Pandemic Made Telemedicine an Instant Hit. Patients and Providers Feel the Growing Pains.Video services were not equally prepared for the titanic influx in users.
Payer
Contraception Is Free to Women, Except When It's NotDespite the ACA's guarantees of free contraception coverage, even for women whose health plans are subject to the law's requirements,...
Strategy
After 18 Months, Sutter Antitrust Settlement Finally Poised for Formal ApprovalNumerous twists and turns have slowed the court's approval of the settlement in late 2019.