Florida Fails to Attract Bidders for Canada Drug Importation Program
No private firms bid on the $30 million contract to set up and operate the state鈥檚 plan to bring in cheaper drugs. The setback is likely to delay by at least several months Florida鈥檚 effort to become the first state to import drugs under new federal regulations.
Job-Based Health Insurance Costs Are Up 4% This Year, 55% in Past Decade
A family plan costs, on average, more than $21,000 this year and workers pay nearly $5,600 toward that cost, the annual 麻豆女优 survey of employers finds.
Promises Kept? On Health Care, Trump’s Claims of 鈥楳onumental Steps’ Don鈥檛 Add Up
The president entered office seeking to overturn the Affordable Care Act, revamp Medicaid and drive down prescription drug prices, among other things. He鈥檚 hit some stone walls.
Trump Approves Final Plan to Import Drugs From Canada 鈥榝or a Fraction of the Price鈥
The announcement clears the way for Florida and other states to implement a program bringing medications across the border to save money. The effort is strongly opposed by drugmakers and the Canadian government.
Trump-Biden Race Could Hinge on How Florida鈥檚 Pinellas County Swings
Few places loom as large in the race for the White House as here in Pinellas County, the largest swing county in the ultimate swing state. And polls show that many people will have the pandemic and its public health and economic consequences on their minds when they cast their votes.
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Election Gift for Florida? Trump Poised to Approve Drug Imports From Canada
The Trump administration is primed to approve a plan designed to help lower costs of some prescription drugs by allowing states to import them from Canada. The announcement could come before Election Day, and Florida appears to be in line to go first.
Obamacare Co-Ops Down From 23 to Final 鈥3 Little Miracles鈥
Once there were 23 of these nonprofit plans across 26 states; in January there will be only three, serving Maine, Wisconsin, Montana, Idaho and Wyoming.
DeSantis Says COVID Is a Lower Risk for School-Aged Kids Than Flu
Although it is still early, available numbers provide backup.
鈥楶ennie鈥-Pinching States Take Over Obamacare Exchanges From Feds
Pennsylvania and New Jersey are leaving the federal marketplace this fall to save money and will start their own insurance exchanges. Kentucky, New Mexico, Virginia and Maine are looking to join them in 2021 or beyond.
Test Sites Quickly Attract Thousands for COVID-19 Vaccine Study
People have flooded U.S. testing sites with requests to participate in the pivotal, late-stage clinical trials of the first two COVID-19 vaccine candidates.
The COVID-19 Downturn Triggers Jump in Medicaid Enrollment
For the first time since 2017, Medicaid enrollment has begun increasing again, but not by as much as many analysts expected.
As Long Waits for Results Render COVID Tests ‘Useless,’ States Seek Workarounds
With COVID-19 tests bogged down in backlogs, some states that relied on private laboratories, such as Quest Diagnostics, are trying to adapt as caseloads rise.
M谩s pruebas para COVID, pero esperas demasiado largas por los resultados
Con la demanda en alza, los resultados de las pruebas para COVID-19 est谩n tardando hasta 10 d铆as, lo que dificulta los esfuerzos de salud p煤blica para frenar la propagaci贸n.
La tasa de vacunaci贸n contra la culebrilla aumenta, pero muchos quedan atr谩s
Un nuevo informe de los Centros para el Control y Prevenci贸n de Enfermedades (CDC) revela que el porcentaje de vacunaci贸n es mucho m谩s bajo entre las minor铆as.
As COVID Testing Soars, Wait Times For Results Jump To A Week 鈥 Or More
The delays can be excruciating, with some extreme cases running more than 20 days. People getting tested at urgent care centers, community health centers, pharmacies and state-run drive-thru or walk-up sites are often waiting a week or more to find out if they tested positive for the coronavirus.
Shingles Vaccination Rate Soars But Leaves Many Behind
A federal study finds 35% of people 60 and older were vaccinated for shingles by 2018, up from 7% in 2008, but low-income people and those who are Black or Hispanic are far less likely to get vaccinated.
COVID Pandemic Jeopardizes Vote On Oklahoma Medicaid Expansion
On June 30, Oklahomans can vote on expanding the Medicaid program there. But supporters worry that fear of the coronavirus could diminish turnout or voters could be confused by Gov. Kevin Stitt鈥檚 recent change of heart: He now supports Medicaid expansion but not the ballot initiative.
Easy To Say 鈥楪et Tested.鈥 Harder To Do. Here鈥檚 How.
If you鈥檝e been in a crowd 鈥 a protest or rally 鈥 experts have advice for figuring out whether you might have been exposed to the coronavirus, and where and when to get tested for it.
Wealthy Hospital Taps Craft Breweries For Aid To Buy Masks, Gloves
Although the federal government has poured billions of dollars into hospitals to defray their losses from the coronavirus outbreak, new streams of fundraising have emerged 鈥 including health worker-themed beer that adds 鈥渁 drop in the bucket.鈥
