Tag: Health

Insurance Focused on Virtual Visits? The Pros and Cons of a New Twist in Health Plans

October 18, 2021 Sharika Soukup

Julie Appleby, Kaiser Health News At the height of the covid-19 pandemic, people often relied on telemedicine for doctor visits. Now, insurers are betting that some patients liked it enough to embrace new types of health coverage that encourages video visits — or outright insists on them. Priority Health in Michigan, for example, offers coverage…

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Augusta Health Vaccine Clinic Update: October 12, 2021

October 18, 2021 Sharika Soukup

In partnership with the Central Shenandoah Health District (CSHD), Augusta Health continues community vaccinations for COVID-19. Current Vaccination Dose Count at Augusta Health: Total doses given at Augusta Health Vaccination Clinics: 92,111 Community member fully-vaccinated at AH Vaccination Clinics: 44,639 Boosters for the immunocompromised 6,717 Current SituationOur community remains in a precarious position. While many…

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New Student Health and Wellness building welcomes public at official opening event – The Cavalier Daily

October 18, 2021 Sharika Soukup

The University’s Department of Student Health and Wellness celebrated the opening of its new building, now located at 550 Brandon Ave., from 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Friday with an official grand opening event. The ceremony included a speech from University President Jim Ryan, along with a ribbon-cutting ceremony, a scavenger hunt and self-guided tours…

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Federal government pledges $100 million to address health care worker shortages : NPR

October 18, 2021 Sharika Soukup

Federal government pledges 0 million to address health care worker shortages : NPR

A doctor stands at a walk-up coronavirus testing site at West County Health Center in San Pablo, Calif., in April 2020. Pandemic burnout has affected thousands of health care workers. Jessica Christian/Hearst Newspapers via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Jessica Christian/Hearst Newspapers via Getty Images A doctor stands at a walk-up coronavirus testing site…

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The State Road to Universal Single-Payer Health Care

October 18, 2021 Sharika Soukup

If you feel a little pessimistic about the prospects for winning Medicare for All, it’s understandable. Bernie Sanders lost the 2020 Democratic primary. A deadly pandemic has not convinced the ruling class of the cruelty of a privatized health care system. The presidency is occupied by Joe Biden, who has vowed to veto Medicare for…

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Age discrimination: Seniors say they feel devalued when interacting with health care providers

October 18, 2021 Sharika Soukup

There was the time several years ago when she told an emergency room doctor that the antibiotic he wanted to prescribe wouldn’t counteract the kind of urinary tract infection she had. He wouldn’t listen, even when she mentioned her professional credentials. She asked to see someone else, to no avail. “I was ignored and finally…

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Health Plan Premium Surcharges for the Unvaccinated?

September 15, 2021 Sharika Soukup

Editor’s Note Wade Symons, regulatory resources group leader at HR consultancy Mercer, recently told Forbes: “At the same time that [COVID-19] vaccination rates have stalled, we have received inquiries from at least 20 employers over the past few weeks who are giving consideration to adding health coverage surcharges for the unvaccinated…

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Pima County raises health insurance costs for unvaccinated employees

September 14, 2021 Sharika Soukup

TUCSON (KVOA) – Pima County employees who refuse to get the COVID-19 shot may face some difficulties in the workplace after the county’s supervisors voted 4-1 Tuesday to implement vaccine disincentives. Moments after Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich released a legal report that called the City of Tucson’s employee vaccine mandate “illegal,” Pima County Board…

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