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Medicare nursing home virus site leaves users ‘in the dark’

When the Trump administration required nursing homes to report their COVID-19 cases, it also promised to make the data available to residents, families and the public in a user-friendly way.

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Trump wants broader role for telehealth services in Medicare

The Trump administration is taking steps to give telehealth a broader role under Medicare, with an executive order that serves as a call for Congress to make doctor visits via personal technology a...

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Trump nursing home plan limits supply of free COVID-19 tests

The Trump administration's plan to provide every nursing home with a fast COVID-19 testing machine comes with an asterisk: The government won't supply enough test kits to check staff and residents...

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Report: Nursing home cases up nearly 80% in COVID-19 rebound

COVID-19 cases in U.S. nursing homes jumped nearly 80% earlier this summer, driven by rampant spread across the South and much of the West, according to an industry report released Monday.

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Trump rule on transgender health blocked at the 11th hour

A federal judge blocked the Trump administration on Monday from enforcing a new regulation that would roll back health care protections for transgender people.

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Fad or future? Telehealth expansion eyed beyond pandemic

Telehealth is a bit of American ingenuity that seems to have paid off in the coronavirus pandemic. Medicare temporarily waived restrictions predating the smartphone era and now there's a push to make...

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Ginsburg’s death exposes fragility of health law protection

With COVID-19 the newest preexisting condition, the Obama-era health law that protects Americans from insurance discrimination is more fragile following the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

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‘Obamacare’ sign-ups begin as millions more are uninsured

Millions of Americans who have lost health insurance in an economy shaken by the coronavirus can now sign up for taxpayer-subsidized coverage.

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Feds announce COVID-19 vaccine agreement with drugstores

Federal health officials have reached an agreement with pharmacies across the U.S. to distribute free coronavirus vaccines after they are approved and become available to the public.

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Biden’s health team offers glimpse of his COVID-19 strategy

President-elect Joe Biden's choices for his health care team point to a stronger federal role in the nation's COVID-19 strategy, restoration of a guiding stress on science and an emphasis on equitable...

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Trump tries to revive stalled election-eve drug discounts

The Trump administration is trying to revive the president's stalled election-eve plan to send millions of Medicare recipients a $200 prescription discount card.

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Biden to reopen ‘Obamacare’ markets for COVID-19 relief

Fulfilling a campaign promise, President Joe Biden plans to reopen the HealthCare.gov insurance markets for a special sign-up opportunity geared to people needing coverage in the coronavirus pandemic.

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Biden administration to provide COVID-19 vaccine to pharmacies

The Biden administration will begin providing COVID-19 vaccines to U.S. pharmacies, part of its plan to ramp up vaccinations as new and potentially more serious virus strains are starting to appear,...

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Democrats must find narrow path to curb high medicine prices

President Joe Biden’s call for authorizing Medicare to negotiate lower prescription drug prices has energized Democrats on a politically popular idea they've been pushing for nearly 20 years only to...

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Democrats see springboard for health care in high court win

With the Affordable Care Act now secure in the framework of the nation's health care programs, Democrats are eager to leap above and beyond.

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Watchdog: Nursing home deaths up 32% in 2020 amid pandemic

Deaths among Medicare patients in nursing homes soared by 32% last year, with two devastating spikes eight months apart, a government watchdog reported Tuesday in the most comprehensive look yet at the...

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As variant rises, vaccine plan targets ‘movable middle’

Thrown off-stride to reach its COVID-19 vaccination goal, the Biden administration is sending A-list officials across the country, devising ads for niche markets and enlisting community organizers to...

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Trump-era law on surprise medical bills advances under Biden

The Biden administration on Thursday began putting in place consumer protections against "surprise" medical bills enacted in bipartisan legislation signed last year by former President Donald Trump.

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Nursing home overhaul bill would boost staffing, oversight

Responding to the ravages of COVID-19 in nursing homes, senior Democratic senators Tuesday introduced legislation to increase nurse staffing, improve infection control and bolster inspections.

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US health agency will prod hospitals to cut carbon emissions

The Biden administration on Monday launched a new health office that will prod hospitals to cut carbon emissions, aiming to provide greener, more environmentally friendly medical care.

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Medicaid issues – not Medicare’s – get fixes in Biden budget

Medicaid issues are turning up as winners in President Joe Biden’s social agenda framework even as divisions force Democrats to hit pause on far-reaching improvements to Medicare.

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Biden touts savings on insulin and other drugs for Americans

President Joe Biden pledged Monday that his social agenda legislation would deliver tangible savings on prescription drugs for all Americans. Relief that consumers have clamored for is now in sight, he...

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Medicare limits coverage of $28,000-a-year Alzheimer’s drug

Medicare said Tuesday it will limit coverage of a $28,000-a-year Alzheimer's drug whose benefits have been widely questioned, a major development in the nation's tug-of-war over the fair value of new...

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Panel finds U.S. needs new opioid strategy, Cabinet leadership

The U.S. needs a nimble, multipronged strategy and Cabinet-level leadership to counter its festering overdose epidemic, a bipartisan congressional commission advises.

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Medicare enrollees to get free COVID-19 tests at drugstores

Amid worries that the latest coronavirus variant could spark another rise in cases, Medicare announced Monday that millions of enrollees finally will have access to free over-the-counter COVID-19 tests...

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