UnitedHealth's Optum to buy LHC Group for $5.4 billionUnitedHealth's Optum to buy LHC Group for $5.4 billionUnitedHealth's Optum to buy LHC Group for $5.4 billion

UnitedHealth's Optum to buy LHC Group for $5.4 billion

UnitedHealth Group's Optum plans to purchase in-home healthcare provider LHC for an estimated $5.4 billion.

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CMS projects rising labor, supplies costs will drive 2022 price inflationCMS projects rising labor, supplies costs will drive 2022 price inflationCMS projects rising labor, supplies costs will drive 2022 price inflation

CMS projects rising labor, supplies costs will drive 2022 price inflation

U.S. healthcare prices are expected to rise by 3.6% in 2022, up from 2.7% in 2021.

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Hospitals remain at an operating loss following omicron surgeHospitals remain at an operating loss following omicron surgeHospitals remain at an operating loss following omicron surge

Hospitals remain at an operating loss following omicron surge

While hospital expenses decreased from January to February, revenue also dropped month-over-month, and health systems stayed in the red for the second consecutive month in 2022.

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California schools prepare to spot post-break COVID-19 casesCalifornia schools prepare to spot post-break COVID-19 casesCalifornia schools prepare to spot post-break COVID-19 cases

California schools prepare to spot post-break COVID-19 cases

California's 7 million students and school employees are getting free at-home COVID-19 tests to help prevent outbreaks at their school when they return from spring break.

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Ariz. Gov. extends medical licenses, key to virus emergency endAriz. Gov. extends medical licenses, key to virus emergency endAriz. Gov. extends medical licenses, key to virus emergency end

Ariz. Gov. extends medical licenses, key to virus emergency end

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey has signed legislation that will prevent temporary medical licenses issued under his coronavirus executive orders from immediately becoming invalid if he ends the state of emergency he issued two years ago.

Friday's action extends temporary licenses issued since the Republican governor first declared a state of emergency on March 11, 2020. They will be valid until the end of the year if they were active at the start of this month.

Rep. Joanne Osborne of Goodyear told fellow Republicans in a caucus meeting last week that more than 2,200 licenses remain active, including about 1,200 issued to nurses. A waiver issued by the Department of Health Services under Ducey's emergency order allowed doctors, nurses and other qualified health professionals to be licensed even if they lack current training or other requirements for an Arizona license.

The extension of the temporary licenses will allow boards that issue them time to process permanent license applications. The bill passed the Senate and House with only one no vote.

“If we want the emergency orders to end, this has to be taken care of first,” Republican Rep. Regina Cobb said at the same meeting of GOP House members. “And then once this is taken care of, then the governor can do what he needs to do as far as ending any emergency orders.”

Ducey hinted at the end of the formal state of emergency he declared at the start of the pandemic on Wednesday. He told Phoenix television station Fox10 that the state is “wide open” and he was working with the Legislature to “wind down a number of things that are purely administrative.”

On Friday, the governor praised doctors, nurses and other health professionals who have been on the front line of the fight against the coronavirus pandemic while announcing the signing of the licensing extension and 16 other bills.

“When we needed them, they were there,” Ducey said in a statement. “Whether they just graduated with their health care degrees, returned to the workforce or came from another state, these caretakers and everyday heroes stepped up.”

He said extending the temporary licenses means people can keep their jobs and hospitals and other health care facilities can keep their staff.

Arizona has counted nearly 2 million confirmed cases of COVID-19 among its approximately 7.2 million residents since the pandemic began early in 2020. The Department of Health Services reported the lowest number of average daily cases since the summer of 2020 on Wednesday, although the numbers of deaths is still relatively high.

The state has reported 28,883 total deaths from COVID-19, including 336 deaths reported on Wednesday. The state releases new case count and death totals each week.

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Scientists: COVID-19 may cause greater damage to the heartScientists: COVID-19 may cause greater damage to the heartScientists: COVID-19 may cause greater damage to the heart

Scientists: COVID-19 may cause greater damage to the heart

Scientists now believe that COVID-19 patients suffer more than respiratory issues. Several studies have revealed that the virus can also damage the heart. For those with a heart condition, the threat is even greater.

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Fragmented regulations exacerbate saline shortageFragmented regulations exacerbate saline shortageFragmented regulations exacerbate saline shortage

Fragmented regulations exacerbate saline shortage

Only 40% of hospitals' requests for saline are being filled, prompting requests for a regulatory overhaul.

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ஆண்கள் உடலுறவிற்கு முன் இந்த பொருட்களை சாப்பிடுவது அவர்களுக்கு குதிரைபலத்தை கொடுக்குமாம்...மறக்காம சாப்பிடுங்கஆண்கள் உடலுறவிற்கு முன் இந்த பொருட்களை சாப்பிடுவது அவர்களுக்கு குதிரைபலத்தை கொடுக்குமாம்...மறக்காம சாப்பிடுங்க

பண்டைய காலம் மக்களின் உணவுப்பழக்கத்திற்கும் அவர்களின் செக்ஸ் வாழ்க்கைக்கும் நெருங்கிய தொடர்பு உள்ளது. தங்களின் பாலியல் செயல்திறனை அதிகரிக்கவும், தங்கள் துணையை கவரவும் சில உணவுப்பொருட்களை மக்கள் பயன்படுத்தி வந்தனர். மகிழ்ச்சியான உடலுறவு அனுபவத்திற்கு உடலுறவிற்கு முன் சில உணவுகளை சாப்பிடுவதை வழக்கமாக கொண்டுள்ளனர். ஆண்களைப் பொறுத்தவரை தங்களின் செயல்திறனை அதிகரிக்க பெரும்பாலும் வயாகரா

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உங்கள் உடல் எடையை வேகமாக குறைக்க கிராம்பை தினமும் இத்தனை சாப்பிடுங்க போதும்...!உங்கள் உடல் எடையை வேகமாக குறைக்க கிராம்பை தினமும் இத்தனை சாப்பிடுங்க போதும்...!

இந்திய சமையலில் பயன்படுத்தப்படும் முக்கியமான மசாலாப் பொருட்களில் கிராம்பும் ஒன்று. நறுமணம் வீசும் கிராம்பில் ஏராளாமான மருத்துவ குணங்கள் நிறைந்துள்ளன. இதனால் மக்கள் கிராம்புவை தொடர்ந்து பயன்படுத்தி வருகிறார்கள். கிராம்பில் ஆன்டிஆக்ஸிடன்ட்கள் நிறைந்துள்ளது. இந்த கலவைகள் உங்கள் செல்களை சேதப்படுத்தும் மற்றும் நோய்க்கு வழிவகுக்கும் ஃப்ரீ ரேடிக்கல்களை எதிர்த்துப் போராட உங்கள் உடலுக்கு உதவுகின்றன. உங்கள் அமைப்பிலிருந்து

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Oregon to pay $22.5M to settle Medicaid contractor disputeOregon to pay $22.5M to settle Medicaid contractor disputeOregon to pay $22.5M to settle Medicaid contractor dispute

Oregon to pay $22.5M to settle Medicaid contractor dispute

Coordinated care organization FamilyCare has long clashed with Oregon's health authority repeatedly over rates, saying the state allowed the other metro-area contractor to charge more than FamilyCare.

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