Health & Insurance, Social Services
April 1, 2021
Via: CNBCRetired, vaccinated and ready to hit the road? Don’t forget to check whether your Medicare plan will travel with you. While coverage when you’re away from home depends partly on where you’re headed, it also hinges on the specifics of […]
Health & Insurance, Social Services
March 24, 2021
Via: Kaiser Health NewsWhen Democrats pushed through a two-year expansion of the Affordable Care Act in the covid-relief bill this month, many people celebrated the part that will make health insurance more affordable for more Americans. But health care researchers consider this move […]
Health & Insurance, Social Services
March 23, 2021
Via: Kaiser Health NewsA cost-saving change in Medicare launched in the final days of the Trump administration will cut payments to hospitals for some surgical procedures while potentially raising costs and confusion for patients. For years, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services […]
Health & Insurance, Social Services
March 17, 2021
Via: CNBC HealthcareThe World Health Organization said Wednesday that coronavirus vaccination rollouts using the AstraZeneca-Oxford University shot should continue while it carries out a safety review. The latest guidance from the global public health body comes after a raft of European countries […]
Health & Insurance, Social Services
March 16, 2021
Via: Kaiser Health NewsPresident Joe Biden’s goal of providing health care for more Americans advanced this week with his signing of an economic stimulus package that includes subsidies for health insurance premiums and new incentives for states to expand Medicaid, as well as […]
Health & Insurance, Social Services
March 9, 2021
Via: Kaiser Health NewsLast week, as covid vaccine appointment slots were snapped up within an hour at CVS stores in 20 states, slots remained open all day at CVS pharmacies in Alabama, South Carolina and Louisiana. The dozens of open appointment slots in […]
Health & Insurance, Social Services
March 9, 2021
Via: Kaiser Health NewsAs President Joe Biden’s pandemic relief package steams through Congress, Democrats have hitched a ride for a top health care priority: strengthening the Affordable Care Act with some of the most significant changes to insurance affordability in more than a […]
Health & Insurance, Social Services
March 4, 2021
Via: Kaiser Health NewsWith more than 20 million acres of corn and soybeans, Illinois is among the top U.S. producers of those crops. To make it all happen, the state relies on thousands of farmworkers — some of whom travel to the state […]
Health & Insurance, Public Utilities, Social Services, Waste Management
February 26, 2021
Via: Waste360Frontline workers and companies have had to endure a series of challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic, which continues to be at the forefront of industry safety efforts. Waste leaders discussed the lessons they learned while working to keep workers safe […]
Health & Insurance, Social Security, Social Services
February 25, 2021
Via: Kaiser Health NewsMontana is considering becoming the latest state to intensify its hunt for welfare overpayments and fraud, a move expected to remove more than 1,500 enrollees from low-income health coverage at a time when the pandemic has left more people needing […]
Basic Services, Emergency Services, Health & Insurance, Social Services
February 24, 2021
Via: Kaiser Health NewsIn his 17 years as an emergency medical provider, Anthony Almojera thought he had seen it all. “Shootings, stabbings, people on fire, you name it,” he said. Then came covid-19. Before the pandemic, Almojera said it was normal to respond […]
Health & Insurance, Social Services
February 22, 2021
Via: Kaiser Health NewsOpening another front in the nation’s response to the pandemic, medical centers and other health organizations have begun sending doctors and nurses to apartment buildings and private homes to vaccinate homebound seniors. Boston Medical Center, which runs the oldest in-home […]
Basic Services, Emergency Services, Health & Insurance, Social Services
February 18, 2021
Via: Healthcare EconomistUrgent care centers are on the rise. Back in 2013, there were only 6,100, but this number increased to 9,616 by late 2019 a 7.9% average annual increase. The rise of urgent care could have positive or negative impacts on […]
Health & Insurance, Social Services
February 17, 2021
Via: Kaiser Health NewsPresident Joe Biden has an unexpected opening to cut deals with red states to expand Medicaid, raising the prospect that the new administration could extend health protections to millions of uninsured Americans and reach a goal that has eluded Democrats […]
Health & Insurance, Social Services
February 17, 2021
Via: Kaiser Health NewsSan Francisco restaurant owners, already simmering over covid-19 restrictions, are ready to boil over because of a city ban on natural gas stoves in new buildings that takes effect in June. The ban, which also affects other gas appliances, is […]
Health & Insurance, Social Services
February 16, 2021
Via: Kaiser Health NewsIn eastern Tennessee, doctors have seen firsthand how a hard-line immigration policy can affect the health and well-being of a community. In 2018, federal agents raided a meatpacking plant in Morristown, a manufacturing hub in the Tennessee Valley, and detained […]
Health & Insurance, Social Services
February 12, 2021
Via: Kaiser Health NewsFed up with a lack of federal action to lower prescription drug costs, state legislators around the country are pushing bills to penalize drugmakers for unjustified price hikes and to cap payment at much-lower Canadian levels. These bills, sponsored by […]
Health & Insurance, Social Services
February 5, 2021
Via: Waste360As employers continue to navigate increased workplace safety measures following the rapid spread of COVID-19, the U.S. Department of Labor has released additional guidance to aid in 2021 efforts. OSHA’s recommendations, which were published on Friday, Jan. 29, aim to […]
Health & Insurance, Social Services
February 3, 2021
Via: Kaiser Health NewsApril 30 will mark the end of the first 100 days of President Joe Biden’s tenure. That’s a benchmark presidents often set for making good on high-priority campaign promises. In early December, Biden announced that one promise would be to […]
Health & Insurance, Social Services
February 2, 2021
Via: Waste360This past week, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released updated guidance on safety in the workplace related to COVID-19. This comes on the heels of President Joe Biden’s executive order on workplace safety. The Biden administration has hit […]