Tag: Health

Two major Alaska health care providers say more than 98% of employees are meeting COVID-19 vaccine mandates

October 22, 2021 Sharika Soukup

Dr. Melissa Hardesty takes a selfie after receiving a Pfizer-BioNtech COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020, at Providence Alaska Medical Center in Anchorage. (Loren Holmes/ADN) Two major Alaska health care providers are reporting high levels of employee compliance with vaccine mandates, refuting predictions of a significant exodus of shot-opposed workers from city officials, including…

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Houston area health care worker accused of stealing more than $70K from elderly couple

October 21, 2021 Sharika Soukup

Houston area health care worker accused of stealing more than K from elderly couple

HOUSTON – A Houston-area health care worker who is accused of stealing from her elderly patients has two felony warrants out for her arrest. Brittany Nicole Kelly, 30, is a wanted woman. Kelly has a criminal history spanning over several years for misdemeanor thefts. Last July, Kelly was charged in Harris County with two felony…

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Wellington’s Align Medical Center Cares About Your Health

October 19, 2021 Sharika Soukup

Annie Lindgren North Forty News Dr. Stephanie Speetzen and Dr. Anna Murdoch saw a need for a convenient integrated medical center in the Wellington community. So, in early September, they opened doors to Align Medical Center. Both Anna and Stephanie have experienced moments in their personal lives and careers where money and the steady…

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Why is it hard to find home health care in Florida?

October 19, 2021 Sharika Soukup

It took 23 phone calls to find home health care for MJ Falango’s father. A series of falls and infections had brought Joseph Falango, 87, to the hospital. Now, his doctors were refusing to discharge him without assurance he had someone to monitor his health at his Melbourne home. At first Falango, who lived 90…

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Refuse a Covid vaccine? Here are health insurance options if you’re fired

October 18, 2021 Sharika Soukup

d3sign | Moment | Getty Images Thousands of workers across the country have been fired for refusing to comply with an employer’s Covid vaccine requirements — and may now wonder how to replace their workplace health insurance. There are a few options. They’re the same ones available to anyone who loses a job, even for…

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ZIP Codes With the Worst Health Insurance Coverage in the Nation

October 18, 2021 Sharika Soukup

The share of Americans under the age of 65 without health insurance fell every year between 2010, when the Affordable Care Act was signed into law, and 2016, when President Barack Obama left office. Though the uninsured rate among Americans younger than 65 has inched up over the years since, it remains well below…

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KY governor revives the kynect health insurance exchange

October 18, 2021 Sharika Soukup

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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Health insurance terms to know as open enrollment begins : Life Kit : NPR

October 18, 2021 Sharika Soukup

Do you ever feel like health insurance is confusing on purpose? There is so much jargon and so many acronyms. It’s tempting to just close your eyes and point at a plan, hoping that it’s in your budget and covers the stuff you’ll need it for. But putting in a bit of time to learn…

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