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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Medications
Paxlovid soon will not be free for Americans
The antiviral Paxlovid has kept patients from becoming severely ill and dying from COVID-19 since it became available—at no cost to them. But by the middle of next year, the U.S. government will stop subsidizing the medication. ...
Dec 8, 2022
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Health
Pre-Medicare years bring health insurance worries for many, poll finds
With the dawn of a new year, most Americans have just started a new health insurance coverage period—whether they receive their coverage through a job, buy it themselves or have a government plan.
Jan 3, 2019
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Health
Why long-term care insurance falls short for so many
For 35 years, Angela Jemmott and her five brothers paid premiums on a long-term care insurance policy for their 91-year-old mother. But the policy does not cover home health aides whose assistance allows her to stay in her ...
Dec 4, 2023
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Medical economics
Many Americans frustrated in search for low-cost COVID boosters
Americans seeking out the new COVID boosters are finding themselves held back by insurance entanglements and supply delays.
Sep 22, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Want free, at-home COVID-19 tests from pharmacies and insurers? It's not always easy, despite requirements
Some Illinois residents say they're still having trouble getting free at-home COVID-19 tests from pharmacies and insurance companies, more than three months after the White House began requiring insurers to cover them.
May 5, 2022
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Health
Hospitals can care for Medicare patients at home in pandemic
Hospitals will be allowed to care for Medicare patients in their own homes during the pandemic under a government program announced Wednesday to help hospitals deal with the latest surge.
Nov 25, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
FDA approval of new COVID boosters could come by Friday
New COVID-19 booster shots could soon pass the needed hurdles for vaccinations to begin next week.
Sep 7, 2023
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Health
In the US, dreams of a 'Big Bang' for health insurance
Having a health insurance card in America is no guarantee of medical care without the risk of financial ruin.
Feb 5, 2019
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Medical economics
A freeze, or a fix? Preventive care coverage at a crossroads
The best things in life are free. Or so the saying goes.
Jun 2, 2023
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