The pandemic upended every aspect of our lives, taking a massive toll on our collective mental and behavioral health. With most of us confined to our homes during the early stages of the pandemic, telehealth demand spiked. Telehealth utilization for office visits and outpatient care reached 78 times its prior levels. With both providers and patients initially slow to show […]
Congressional Republicans are eagerly floating investigations into Anthony Fauci and the Biden administration’s response to the coronavirus pandemic if they win back control of the House or Senate in the midterm elections. “One way or another, if we are in the majority, we will subpoena his records and he will testify in the Senate under oath,” said Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), who […]
How a patient identifies across racial and ethnic lines can be a greater indicator of their health than their insurance status, a new study suggests. Health inequities and access issues exist among individuals who receive health insurance through their employer, despite arguments that access to commercial insurance acts as a great equalizer among patients, according to a study published Monday […]
Fran Seeley, 81, doesn’t see herself as living on the edge of a financial crisis. But she’s uncomfortably close. Each month, Seeley, a retired teacher, gets $925 from Social Security and a $287 disbursement from an individual retirement account. To make ends meet, she’s taken out a reverse mortgage on her Portland, Maine, home that yields $400 monthly. So far, […]
Elevance Health Inc. (NYSE: ELV) is committed to expanding its at-home care offerings as the insurer solidifies its growth plans for 2022 and beyond. By scaling myNEXUS programs around the country, Elevance hopes to be on the right side of health care by giving patients access to services in the most appropriate setting. “Certainly, home is a critical component in […]
Congressional leaders have begun raising the heat on the Biden administration over monkeypox, demanding to know what its plan is for handling the outbreak as cases continue to rise and treatments still remain out of reach for many who are affected. Top-ranking members in the House and Senate, on both sides of the aisle, have asked Health and Human Services […]
Rep Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) said on Sunday that he wants to see the Biden administration ramp up its response to the spread of the monkeypox virus. “I don’t know why there aren’t more vaccines available. I’m hearing from health care providers in my district that there are people lining up to get vaccinated and they don’t have the vaccines for […]
Those who are pregnant as well as their babies are often among the most overlooked groups in clinical research, a challenge magnified by Covid-19. Despite the increased risk the pandemic poses to them and their newborns, vaccines were not systematically evaluated for use during pregnancy before being widely distributed. This left pregnant patients and their doctors to make real-time, consequential […]
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is considering whether to declare monkeypox a public health emergency if current management tactics don’t get the virus under control, White House COVID-19 response coordinator Ashish Jha said Sunday. “In the U.S. right now, we’re looking at public health emergency as something that HHS might deliver but I mean, might invoke but, […]
The Department of Health and Human Services is considering whether to declare monkeypox a public health emergency if current management tactics don’t get the virus under control, White House COVID-19 response coordinator Ashish Jha said Sunday. “In the US right now, we’re looking at public health emergency as something that HHS might deliver but I mean, might invoke but, you […]