Ouch! Needle-Phobic People Scarred by So Many Images of Covid Shots
The pictures are on the nightly news, on billboards, bus stop posters and all over social media. How can people who fear needles manage to get their covid shots?
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Calling All Vaccinators: Closing the Next Gap in Covid Supply and Demand
In the herculean effort to vaccinate America, the emphasis so far has been on trying to increase the number of vaccine doses available. Soon there could be a shortfall in people to administer the shots.
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The State of Vaccine Supply: 鈥極paque.鈥 Unpredictable. 鈥楬ard to Pin Down.鈥
Americans鈥 frustrations surrounding the amount of available covid vaccine hinges on several factors 鈥 not the least of which is that demand far exceeds supply.
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How a Bounty of Vaccines Flooded a Small Hospital and Its Nearby College
An ad hoc, chaotic distribution system is leading to a bizarre mix of vaccine haves and have-nots.
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Feeling Left Out: Private Practice Doctors, Patients Wonder When It’s Their Turn for Vaccine
Doctors say some patients, and even medical staff members, don鈥檛 know where to go to be vaccinated against covid-19.
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Hospital Prices Just Got a Lot More Transparent. What Does This Mean for You?
Under a rule that kicked in Jan. 1, hospitals are required to make public the prices they negotiate with insurers. That鈥檚 a lot more information than was previously required, which was only the posting of 鈥渃hargemasters鈥 鈥 the hospital-generated list prices that few consumers or health plans actually pay.
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Surprise! Congress Takes Steps to Curb Unexpected Medical Bills
A long-debated measure to stop doctors, hospitals and other health care providers from billing patients for charges not covered by their insurance will gain congressional approval as part of the sweeping government spending package.
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Supply Is Limited and Distribution Uncertain as COVID Vaccine Rolls Out
Hospitals and nursing homes must decide who gets the initial doses as the U.S. heads into the biggest vaccination effort in history. There鈥檚 a lot left to figure out.
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During ACA Open Enrollment, Picking a Plan Invites New COVID Complications
COVID-19鈥檚 鈥渓ong haulers鈥 鈥 patients with lingering effects of the disease 鈥 have joined the ranks of Americans with preexisting conditions. For those shopping for health coverage on the individual market, here鈥檚 help navigating an uncharted insurance landscape.
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After Kid鈥檚 Minor Bike Accident, Major Bill Sets Legal Wheels in Motion
It was a surprise even in a family of lawyers. The process called 鈥渟ubrogation鈥 began with one Nevada family鈥檚 health insurer denying their claim for an emergency room visit after 9-year-old fell off his bike.
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How COVID Death Counts Become the Stuff of Conspiracy Theories
Experts say President Trump鈥檚 claim that COVID deaths are being overcounted is inaccurate. Most agree they are undercounted. Here鈥檚 what we know about COVID death numbers so far.
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Even With ACA鈥檚 Fate in Flux, Open Enrollment Starts Soon. Here鈥檚 What鈥檚 New.
The Affordable Care Act鈥檚 future is uncertain and there鈥檚 no end in sight to the pandemic. Still, the 2021 insurance year is marked by stability.
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Does the Federal Health Information Privacy Law Protect President Trump?
The president鈥檚 doctors have used HIPAA 鈥 the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act 鈥 as a shield to avoid questions about the president鈥檚 COVID-19 diagnosis.
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5 Things to Know About a COVID Vaccine: It Won鈥檛 Be a 鈥楳agic Wand鈥
Approval of a vaccine will be an important step in defeating COVID-19. But it won鈥檛 immediately end the pandemic.
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Trump鈥檚 COVID Program for Uninsured People: It Exists, but Falls Short
The help is real 鈥 but access to it isn鈥檛 easy.
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Post-COVID Clinics Get Jump-Start From Patients With Lingering Illness
Pop-up care facilities bring together a range of specialists to address the needs of patients who survive but continue to wrestle with COVID-19鈥檚 physical or mental effects, including lung damage, heart or neurological concerns, anxiety and depression.
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Cory Gardner鈥檚 Bill Has as Much to Do With Politics as Preexisting Conditions
The legislation falls short of the big challenge.
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COVID + Influenza: This Is a Good Year to Get a Flu Shot, Experts Advise
A robust sign-up for flu shots could help head off a nightmare scenario in the coming winter of hospitals stuffed with both COVID-19 patients and those suffering from severe effects of influenza. Plus, no one knows how flu and COVID might interact if a patient got both.
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Drug Overdose Deaths Showed a One-Year Decline in 2018. But There鈥檚 More to the Story.
The statistic is accurate but experts say other factors make it difficult to say indicators to think about that make it hard to say it's a "huge win."
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Scam Alert: Things a COVID Contact Tracer Wouldn’t Say
Criminals are finding ways to reap gains under the guise of this public health intervention.
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