Louisiana health officials announced Tuesday that they are revoking the licenses of seven nursing homes that were evacuated to a warehouse where seven residents died after Hurricane Ida amid conditions deemed squalid.
Health experts and medical groups are pushing to stamp out the growing use of a decades-old parasite drug to treat COVID-19, warning that it can cause harmful side effects and that there’s little evidence it helps.
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt removed the only two physicians from the board that oversees the state’s Medicaid agency.
The initial plan was to offer Pfizer or Moderna boosters starting Sept. 20, contingent on authorization from U.S. regulators. But that's looking unlikely now.
As the Medicare Advantage market gets more crowded, health plans are increasingly partnering with retailers like Kroger to differentiate their offerings.
Many major health systems performed well financially through the first half of 2021 as patients returned for services and government stimulus money kept flowing.
The $1.6 billion proposal may be included in the $3.5 trillion healthcare, education and climate change package congressional Democrats are working on.
Both industries worry they don't have essential information about how the policy will work in the real world nor enough time to carry out needed changes.
Profit motivations in medicine may be contributing to a "bloated, complex, and fragmented healthcare system," according to the American College of Physicians.
Brian Smith, president and COO of Bon Secours Mercy Health, talks about how the Cincinnati-based system, which operates in seven states, is dealing with surges in COVID-19 cases.
