Medication to prevent severe COVID-19, such as Paxlovid, will remain available for free while supplies last. After that, the price will be determined by the medication manufacturer and your health insurance coverage. Check with your healthcare provider if you needearly treatment to prevent severe...
Are OTC COVID-19 tests covered by Cigna Healthcare? Insurance coverage for the tests changed after the PHE ended May 11, 2023. Following this date, Cigna Healthcare no longer covers OTC COVID-19 tests. You can still use your health savings account (HSA) or flexible spending account (FSA...
California has more work to do to see the state’s uninsured rate hit zero, known as “universal coverage,” Dar said. For one thing, immigrants living in the U.S. without legal permission are still not eligible to purchase insurance from Covered California, the state-run ...
John Baackes, CEO of L.A. Care Health Plan, the state's largest Medi-Cal plan with nearly 2.6 million members, said roughly 20,000 members have lost their Medicaid coverage during the review process this past year and are looking to secure new insurance plans. His organ...
Health Officials Say COVID-19 Vaccines Are Safe, Effective More PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Some Rhode Islanders could receive Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine as soon as next week, state officials said in a virtual news conference. “It’s the beginning of the end of the pande...
Today Americans, even those who thought they had “good” coverage, are now finding themselvesunderinsured, as a 2024 Commonwealth Fundstudyso clearly shows.Nearly one-quarter of adults in the U.S. are underinsured meaning that although they have health insurance, high deductibles, copayments and...
Medical experts believe that transmission of COVID-19 occurs primarily through droplets from an infected individual. Fabrics and face coverings filter these droplets and helps mitigate the spread of the virus. Officials in Riverside County are not the only ones considering asking individuals to wear ...
Declines in health service use during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic could have important effects on population health. In this study, we used an interrupted time series design to assess the immediate effect of the pandemic on 31 health services in two low-income (Ethiopia and...
The big question coming out of the health insurance earnings season is how much elevated utilization among seniors is carrying over into 2024. Rebecca Pifer •Feb. 20, 2024 Trends shaping the business of health insurance in 2024 The uninsured rate will rise. Medicare Advantage enrollment will sw...
GOP lawmakers are considering a plan to limit federal matching funds for the health insurance program to pay for tax cuts. ByRobert King|February 27, 2025 09:07 PM How 7 states could thwart GOP plans to overhaul Medicaid ByAlice Miranda Ollstein,Liz CramptonandKelly Hooper|February 27, 2025...