Nursing homes are seeking legal protections from states to shield liability. Still, families of lost loved ones press ahead with dozens of lawsuits.
Author: Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY
In a reversal, Medicare will cover 8 free COVID-19 home tests per month beginning this spring
The Biden administration cited the “importance of expanding access to testing” in extending free home tests to Medicare recipients
Free COVID home tests for everyone? Here’s why Medicare, veterans’ insurance are excluded
COVID home tests won’t be covered by Medicare and Tricare, a military insurance program. Some Democrats have asked the federal government to reconsider.
Omicron doesn’t need to ruin the holidays: Here’s what you need to know about rapid tests
Long lines at testing sites and lack of available home tests makes testing challenging for consumers as omicron rages and millions prepare to travel.
As surprise billing ban nears, doctors and hospitals scramble to delay federal law
Hospital and doctors groups want to delay the No Surprises Act’s arbitration rules that they contend unfairly favors insurers and challenges staffing.
With omicron already in California, here’s what US labs are doing to track cases and stop its spread
Public health experts acknowledge the U.S. genomic sequencing efforts of coronavirus lagged behind other nations in the pandemic’s early months.
‘Still in that danger zone’; Doctors prepare to quickly roll out COVID-19 vaccine to young kids
Pediatricians and clinics at larger heath systems are requesting COVID vaccine doses and plan weekend clinics to immunize kids.
Joe Biden’s $2B rapid testing plan calls for discounted COVID tests at Amazon, Kroger and Walmart
President Joe Biden’s plan includes spending nearly $2 billion to procure 280 million rapid coronavirus tests for vulnerable U.S. populations.
The delta variant is ‘ripping through the unvaccinated’ and crowding hospitals in Florida, Texas
COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths were up in nearly all 50 states last week, fronted by Florida and Texas, according to CDC data.
America’s fittest city is Arlington, Virginia – for the fourth straight year, study finds
America’s fittest cities report ranks the nation’s 100 most populous cities by 34 measures of personal health, outcomes and community indicators.