Health
U.S. will spend $266 million to bolster public health programs
The U.S. government will invest $266 million to shore up the community and public health workforce using American Rescue Plan funding.
Sep 30, 2022
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News tagged with government plan
Medical economics
Monthly caps on out-of-pocket costs would provide financial relief to privately insured patients
The Biden's administration's Inflation Reduction Act has been dubbed "game-changing" legislation for seniors on Medicare, as the bill provides a slew of cost-cutting health care measures, including phased-in annual caps on ...
Sep 23, 2022
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Health
Americans give health care system failing mark: AP-NORC poll
When Emmanuel Obeng-Dankwa is worried about making rent on his New York City apartment, he sometimes holds off on filling his blood pressure medication.
Sep 12, 2022
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Radiology & Imaging
Preventive care may be free, but follow-up diagnostic tests can bring big bills
When Cynthia Johnson learned she would owe $200 out-of-pocket for a diagnostic mammogram in Houston, she almost put off getting the test that told her she had breast cancer.
Jun 17, 2022
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Vaccination
Government's decision to sell vital vaccine infrastructure 'is baffling and should be reversed,' argue experts
The UK government's decision to sell its Vaccine Manufacturing and Innovation Center (VMIC) is baffling and should be reversed, argue experts in The BMJ today.
Feb 23, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
UK points to lifting of COVID curbs
Britain's government said Sunday it hopes to lift its latest COVID restrictions for England later this month with the Omicron surge of infections apparently fading.
Jan 17, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
U.S. insurers must cover 8 COVID at-home tests a month: White House
(HealthDay)—Private insurers will have to cover the cost of eight at-home COVID tests per person per month as of Saturday, the Biden administration announced Monday.
Jan 11, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
UK encourages booster jabs, resists new virus restrictions
Under pressure from rising infections and worried health experts, the British government on Wednesday urged millions of people to get booster vaccine shots but resisted calls to reimpose coronavirus restrictions such as mandatory ...
Oct 20, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Mental health services wane as insurers appear to skirt parity rules during pandemic
Therapists and other behavioral health care providers cut hours, reduced staffs and turned away patients during the pandemic as more Americans experienced depression symptoms and drug overdoses, according to a new report ...
May 6, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
How to prepare for a pandemic
The exact place, time and variety of disease currently gripping the world could not have been predicted. Yet we knew a pandemic of some kind was likely to strike eventually, and many of its likely characteristics have been ...
May 5, 2020
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