[ad_1] The work to address mental health challenges for providers needs to be maintained and transformed as trauma from the pandemic evolves over time, said Dr. Manish Sapra, […]
Blues plans accuse Walgreens of drug fraud
[ad_1] Blues plans across the country on Tuesday accused Walgreen Co. of fraudulently inflating prescription drug prices by submitting false statements and omitting facts about its payment ceilings. […]
Judge greenlights proposed class action against Aetna
[ad_1] A federal judge revived a proposed class action that alleged Aetna Life Insurance Co. violated its own contractual obligations by using an overly restrictive definition of “medically […]
AHA, FAH urge CMS to deny physician-owned hospital expansion
[ad_1] The American Hospital Association and the Federation of American Hospitals want federal regulators to deny a Texas physician-owned hospital’s request for an exception to rules that prevent […]
Healthcare plans accuse Walgreens of drug fraud
[ad_1] Healthcare plans across the country are accusing Walgreen Co. of fraudulently inflating prescription drug prices by submitting false statements and omitting facts about its payment ceilings. For […]
Mental health-related ED visits increase after COVID-19 surges, study finds
[ad_1] In the period after a COVID-19 case peak, Black people experienced a 14% increase in trauma- and stress-related disorder visits compared with during the surge itself. Similarly, […]
Diabetes & COVID-19: Scientists explore potential connection
[ad_1] At Rady Children’s Hospital in San Diego, Type 1 diabetes cases jumped almost 60% during the first year of the pandemic, compared with the previous 12 months, […]
Idaho hospital locks down amid far-right call for protest
[ad_1] A major Boise hospital went on lockdown for about an hour Tuesday after far-right activist Ammon Bundy urged supporters to go the facility in protest of a […]
Pandemic preparedness bill moves ahead; funding still needed
[ad_1] A Senate committee has approved a bipartisan blueprint to overhaul the nation’s public health system, applying the lessons of COVID-19 to future outbreaks through a new chain […]
WHO: New COVID deaths fell 17% last week, but cases rising
[ad_1] The number of new coronavirus deaths reported worldwide fell by 17% in the last week while COVID-19 infections rose, reversing a decline in cases that first began […]