“Self-testing remains a vital tool in our fight against COVID as part of a comprehensive strategy,” WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said, adding that abandoning testing would cripple officials' efforts to track the disease.
The number of new coronavirus cases and deaths globally have continued to fall in the past week, the World Health Organization said Wednesday, with only the Western Pacific reporting an increase in COVID-19.
The proof-of-concept project includes participants like CVS Health, Kaiser Permanente and federal agencies ONC and CMS as "government observers."
Democrats want to regain momentum on drug costs that they frittered away when endless rounds of intraparty disagreements stalled President Joe Biden’s domestic agenda.
Unlike most drug discount card programs, patients who use MedsYourWay will be able to apply the out-of-pocket cost paid to their co-pays and deductibles.
The agency is starting a 90-day blitz to reinspect hospitals and nursing homes previously dinged with a COVID-19 employee safety infraction.
Acension Michigan discovered on Nov. 30 last year that an unauthorized user accessed its electronic health record system between Oct. 15, 2015, and Sept. 8, 2021.
The case comes on behalf of Sandra Peters, a North Carolina resident who noticed her out-of-pocket expense for her monthly physical therapy appointments unexpectedly doubled to $14 in February 2014.
Some families are thrilled that their children no longer have to wear masks, while others say they're still tentative and urging their kids to keep wearing face coverings for now.
Medicare Advantage associations supported CMS' use of the minimum coding adjustment, while MedPAC advocated for an increase.
“The Florida Department of Health is going to be the first state to officially recommend against the COVID-19 vaccines for healthy children," Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo said Monday.
Dr. Cheryl Pegus, executive vice president of health and wellness at Walmart, joins The Check Up to discuss the Walmart strategy.
Medicare has proposed limiting coverage of Aduhelm, a costly new drug to treat Alzheimer’s disease, and prominent groups are pressing to make it more available. But among those facing the disease, the outlook is nuanced.
Texas Children’s Hospital announced that its decision to stop gender-affirming therapies was made after it reviewed Gov. Greg Abbott's order.
The milestone is the latest tragic reminder of the unrelenting nature of the pandemic even as people are shedding masks, travel is resuming and businesses are reopening around the globe.
The milestone is the latest tragic reminder of the unrelenting nature of the pandemic even as people are shedding masks, travel is resuming and businesses are reopening around the globe.
Nearly a year after passage of the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan, the administration says the federal government has nearly used up the money dedicated directly to COVID-19 response.
