The Idaho Senate has all but inked a bill moving toward providing K-12 school employees better health insurance at lower premiums. The Senate Thursday easily passed House Bill 443 — which would create a fund to help districts and charters cover either the upfront costs of moving onto the state’s health insurance plan, or negotiate…
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Last week, FDA approved an Emergency Use Authorization for the Johnson & Johnson and Moderna booster doses, following Pfizer booster approval in September Over the past few weeks, between 45 and 55 percent of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in California have been booster doses, with the state continuing to focus efforts in low-income communities OAKLAND…
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, with help from U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra, rolled out the reopening Friday of Kynect, the state-based health insurance exchange. Friday was the start of open enrollment for existing recipients of Medicaid, the government health plan for low-income people and those with disabilities. Open enrollment for private health…
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