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The omicron variant of SARS-COV-2 caused more “excess deaths” in Massachusetts in eight weeks this year than the delta variant did in 23 weeks when it was the dominant variant. Excess deaths are a measure of how many more deaths occur in a given time… Read More »Omicron variant caused more deaths in Mass. in shorter period than delta did, new study finds
When Representative Liana Kassar (Democrat, District 66, Barrington, East Providence) introduced the Equality in Abortion Coverage Act, her legislation to remove the bans on abortion coverage that currently exist in Rhode Island’s Medicaid and state health insurance plans, she made a powerful and profound case.… Read More »Bans on abortion coverage is not good economic policy, not good health policy, and not good for Rhode Island
Law360 (May 20, 2022, 5:41 PM EDT) — Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois got hit Thursday with a federal lawsuit claiming the insurer unlawfully discriminates against individuals in the LGBTQ community by making them pay out of pocket for a year before covering… Read More »ill. BCBS Hit With Fertility Treatment Bias Claims
(CNS): Interim Chief Medical Officer Dr Autilia Newton, who last week was urging people to help curb the spread of COVID-19, now says that the risk of increasing infections needs to be balanced with the benefits of a more normal lifestyle. Despite the still high… Read More »CMO hints at need to reduce COVID restrictions
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: May 20 2022 contacts:Brooke Stroyke, Office of the GovernorJon Ebelt, Department of Public Health and Human Services BILLINGS, Mont. – Together with Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) Director Adam Meier and Big Sky Care Connect (BSCC) Chief Executive… Read More »Major Investment in Montana’s Health Information Exchange
Physical therapy can be beneficial as part of a treatment plan for people with psoriatic arthritis (PsA). Knowing when and how to work with a physical therapist can have a positive effect on PsA symptoms and disease management. PsA is a chronic inflammatory joint disease.… Read More »Benefits and when to start
In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, researchers assessed the association of the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) with the political climate in the US in 2020. Study: United States’ political climates and the spread of SARS-2-COVID-19 during 2020. Image Credit:… Read More »Study tests whether the political climate in each US state and Washington, DC determined the nature of the spread of COVID-19 cases and deaths during 2020
Read more: CEO on decision support in the health insurance and employee benefits arena How does health insurance for self-employed individuals work? According to the healthcare information and advisory website Verywell Health, US companies pay about 83% of their employees’ total health insurance cost, estimated… Read More »Top health insurance providers for self-employed Americans
IntroductionWhy text messaging?Potential uses of text messaging in healthcarerisksfinal impactreferencesfurther reading Text messages refer to the messages sent via cell phones or computers, comprising up to 140 or 160 characters, over wireless messages, to other mobile devices. Trillions of text messages are sent in the… Read More »Text Messaging in Healthcare
The price hikes would hit an estimated 13 million people across the country, potentially adding hundreds of dollars to families’ monthly expenses. And in a painful twist for a White House already struggling to contain anger over rising household costs, voters would begin receiving notices… Read More »Democrats are walking right into an Obamacare fiasco of their own making