Blending the high-tech jargon of Western science with the spiritual terminology of traditional and Eastern medicine, these modern salesmen claim their treatments can reverse aging, restore mental acuity orfight COVID-19better than a vaccine. They promise better health, but what they're really sellin...
INTRODUCTION The Medicare population comprises 60 million Americans,1 many of whom are the most vulnerable people susceptible to COVID-19 mortality. The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine recommended targeting high-risk individuals including older individuals in the early stages of ...
While 23% reported being uninsured, an additional 28% found other coverage — through an employer, Medicare, the Affordable Care Act's insurance marketplace, or health care for members of the military, the survey by KFF found. "Twenty-three percent is a striking number especially when you thi...
We know that in the US, where the COVID-19 death toll features prominently in anti-Trump news stories, that hospitals are effectively being bribed into recording a patient as a COVID-19 victim. Under changes to theMedicare Act, the financial rewards triple if a patient is placed on a ve...
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This post was contributed by guest writer Alicia Blair In Carnegie Mellon University’s insights on making decisions in a COVID-19 world, researchers note that the pandemic has posed difficult but interdependent decision-making challenges for professionals and individuals alike. Professionals need to ba...
With the delta variant increasing cases of COVID-19 in Minnesota, just WHO can legally ask you about whether or not you've gotten the vaccine?We hear a lot these days about the COVID vaccine-- how we're all encouraged to get it to help finally end the pandemic-- and how some ...
Stephen McCall, a senior analyst with the research group Altarum, told Tara that health care is recovering from two distinct setbacks: the recession prompted by Covid-19, and the exodus of burned out nurses and other clinicians. “This is kind of a special moment for health sector employment...
That changed in 2022, when COVID-19 lockdown rules began to ease and Americans started eating out again. But the return to normal has come at a cost for those who enjoy dining out. Restaurant prices in January rose 5.1% from a year ago, according to the latest CPI data. ...
The significant increase—the highest in 41 years—reflected the rising prices due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Social Security Administration typically announces the COLA in October for changes that will take effect the following year.8 The 8.7% increase for 2023 was the highest in over 40...