by Jordana Choucair | Mar 28, 2022 | Payers
The Florida State Agency for Health Care Administration suspended Medicaid and long-term care enrollment in Sunshine State Health Plan, a Centene subsidiary, after a computer glitch led the plan to mistakenly deny medical claims for more than 121,100 lower-income...
by Jordana Choucair | Mar 28, 2022 | Providers
Walmart Inc. will stop selling cigarettes in some stores in California, Florida, Arkansas, and New Mexico after years of internal debate over whether the retailer should sell tobacco products. Walmart supercenters and other mixed retailers accounted for 14 percent of...
by Jordana Choucair | Mar 28, 2022 | Public Health/Prevention
USAID officials expect federal funding for the global COVID-19 vaccination effort to run dry in the coming months. Jeremy Konyndyk, the executive director of the agency’s COVID-19 task force, warned that it would make the U.S. more vulnerable due to the...
by Jordana Choucair | Mar 25, 2022 | Mental Health
A new Kaiser Family Foundation study found that, leading up to the pandemic, nearly 25 percent of U.S. adults in the U.S. reported signs of anxiety or depression. Furthermore, 8.5 million adults who reported moderate to severe symptoms of anxiety and or depression...
by Jordana Choucair | Mar 25, 2022 | D.C. News
Senator Mitt Romney said that he is working with GOP leadership on a COVID-19 funding counterproposal after receiving a new offer from Democrats. He said the proposals contain new ways to pay for the pandemic funding, and that Democrats proposed one set of pay-fors...
by Jordana Choucair | Mar 25, 2022 | Health IT
Google announced it is launching a new feature in search that allows people to book health care appointments. Users looking to book a check-up or a same-day visit can use Google Search to see the availability of select health care providers in their area. Google is...
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