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10/14/2022

An analysis of US health and nutrition survey data from 1988 to 2019 found individuals who suffer from chronic stress had a 14% higher risk of dying from cancer. The study, published in the journal Population Health, showed risk of cancer death was 2.4 times greater among people with high levels of....

10/14/2022

Useful Information about Covid

HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra announced on Thursday the extension of the COVID-19 public health emergency in the US for another 90 days. The CDC says hundreds of Americans continue to die of the disease each day, and President Joe Biden is seeking $22.4 billion in additional funding from Congress to....

07/22/2022

It may not be a cold or allergy...

A new analysis from gene sequencing firm Helix found that 6.4% of US COVID-19 cases have been reinfections this month as the Omicron BA.5 variant spreads, up from 3.6% as Omicron BA.2 was spreading in May. However, the average time between infections for the same person has increased to about nine m...

04/28/2022

Updates on 2023 Healthcare Enrollment from HHS

New measures will help consumers compare health insurance plan choices

11/28/2021

Kaiser Family Foundation research found that 10 million people who are currently uninsured could be eligible for tax credits to help with purchasing a plan through an Affordable Care Act exchange, and an additional 7 million could be eligible for the Children's Health Insurance Program or Medicaid.....

11/18/2021

The Biden administration released an interim final rule related to the No Surprises Act and the Consolidated Appropriations Act that requires individual and group health insurance plans to submit data on prescription drug spending to the federal government. The deadline for submission is Dec. 27, an...

11/12/2021

The data underscore the importance of weighing all possible causes, including COVID-19.

10/19/2021

Medicare spent nearly $600 million over a three-year period for cancer care involving four Food and Drug Administration-approved drugs later found to provide no clinical benefit for certain forms of the disease.

10/05/2021

Latest on Employee Health Plans

The CMS has released new guidance allowing employer group health plans to offer premium discounts to employees who have been vaccinated against COVID-19, while prohibiting coverage denials for unvaccinated workers. However, the notice states that premium reductions should not exceed 30% of the total...

06/22/2021

This would be a great addition to Medicare!

The lack of dental, vision and hearing coverage in Medicare is a "gaping hole" that is a "serious problem, Schumer said.

05/07/2021

Good news...

The CMS announced that it will raise Medicare reimbursement for administration of monoclonal antibody COVID-19 therapies from $310 to $450 for most health care settings. The national payment rate will rise to $750 if the treatment is administered in the patient's home.