Update: Government to Provide Free At-Home Tests On Dec. 21, President Joe Biden said that the federal government is purchasing 500 million at-home COVID-19 testing kits, to be sent free of charge to Americans who request them, and setting up new federal testing sites around the country to help states that need additional testing…
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PITTSBURGH, Dec. 14, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Allegheny Health Network (AHN) announced today that its Center for Inclusion Health has launched an innovative clinic aimed at more rapidly, effectively and compassionately meeting the health needs of individuals following release from incarceration, as well as connecting them with the various social supports that can help them get a…
In an interview, Himelfarb, a practicing emergency physician, told the Globe she wrote the letter to spur the state to more drastic action than it has taken so far. The letter serves as a sobering warning to a pandemic-weary public about the scale of a towering crisis. Nearly two years from the start of the…
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December 13, 2021 11:07 PM Posted: December 13, 2021 11:07 PM EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WKBT)- Imagine facing a life-threatening diagnosis only to be told by your insurance company that you can’t get the medicine you need when you need it. It’s a practice known as white-bagging and it’s happening to people all over the state….
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“I was really hoping that we’d (all) get vaccinated and things would be back to normal,” said Sefton, an assistant manager at Sparrow Hospital in Lansing, Michigan. “We have more patients than we’ve ever had at any point, and we’re seeing more people die at a rate we’ve never seen die before,” said Jim Dover,…
photo by: Kim Callahan/Journal-World Strong Hall on the University of Kansas campus is pictured in September 2021. All KU students who need health insurance through the university’s system are likely to pay more next year, but some students are set to see a nearly 30% hike in their rates. The…
Information from a Carroll County Government Press Release: Due to high COVID-19 transmission and increasing hospitalizations, Carroll Hospital, the Carroll County Health Department, and the Carroll County Board of Commissioners are working together to encourage county residents to take steps to enjoy the holidays safely. “We have the tools we need to reduce local transmission…
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TUCSON, Ariz. (KOLD News 13) – Pima County has been hit with a lawsuit over its surcharge for unvaccinated staff. The suit claims the county is violating federal law. Jim Parks is executive director of the Arizona Conference of Police and Sheriffs, which filed the complaint against Pima County. “It’s not the kind of fight…