“Sabidur铆a y miedo” llevan al 90% de los adultos mayores de EE.UU. a vacunarse contra covid
La pandemia ha sido especialmente cruel para los adultos mayores. Casi el 80% de las muertes ocurrieron entre personas de 65 a帽os y m谩s. Millones estuvieron aislados en residencias y en sus casas por meses.
鈥榃isdom and Fear鈥 Lead 90% of U.S. Seniors to Covid Vaccines
The success in getting shots to older adults is likely due to states prioritizing that effort when the vaccines became available and motivation among the elderly after the virus killed so many in their age group.
Amid Covid Booster Debate, West Virginia to Check Immunity of Vaccinated Nursing Home Residents
The state says it will look at the levels of disease-fighting antibodies among nursing home residents vaccinated against covid, which could help indicate whether they need a booster shot.
Desperate for Home Care, Seniors Often Wait Months With Workers in Short Supply
The covid pandemic and President Joe Biden’s agenda 鈥 a planned $400 billion infusion of support 鈥 have focused national attention on the need to expand home- and community-based long-term care services designed to keep people out of nursing homes. But the need far outpaces the staffing.
Discretamente, Biden est谩 transformando la red de seguridad de Medicaid
Los esfuerzos de Biden, que han sido eclipsados 鈥嬧媏n gran medida por otras iniciativas econ贸micas y de salud, representan un cambio abrupto en contra de todo lo que la administraci贸n Trump hizo para reducir el programa.
Biden Quietly Transforms Medicaid Safety Net
In a sharp shift from Trump-era policies, President Joe Biden looks at expanding Medicaid eligibility to new mothers, inmates and undocumented immigrants and adding services such as food and housing.
At Texas Border, Pandemic鈥檚 High Toll Lays Bare Gaps in Health and Insurance
In Texas鈥 border communities, which are overwhelmingly Hispanic, covid-19 death rates for people under age 65 were double those in the rest of the state and three times the national average. They were also significantly higher than rates in New Mexico border areas.
Hospitals, Insurers Invest Big Dollars to Tackle Patients鈥 Social Needs
Eager to control costs, health systems and insurers are trying to address patients鈥 social needs such as food insecurity, transportation and housing. Yet, after years of testing, there鈥檚 slim evidence these efforts pay off.
Pandemia eleva el n煤mero de beneficiarios de Medicaid a m谩s de 80 millones
Las 煤ltimas cifras de inscripci贸n al Medicaid muestran que creci贸 de 71,3 millones de miembros en febrero de 2020, cuando la pandemia comenzaba en los Estados Unidos, a 80,5 millones en enero, seg煤n un an谩lisis de 麻豆女优 de datos federales.
Pandemic Swells Medicaid Enrollment to 80 Million People, a ‘High-Water Mark’
More than 80 million Americans with low incomes were receiving health coverage through the federal-state program in January. The program now covers nearly 1 in 4 people nationwide.
Biden Administration Signals It鈥檚 in No Rush to Allow Canadian Drug Imports
Federal officials asked a court to dismiss a suit by drugmakers over the policy enacted by the Trump administration that would allow states to bring in cheaper prescription medications from Canada. The filing said the lawsuit was moot because it鈥檚 unclear when or if the FDA would approve any state鈥檚 importation plan.
Colorado Will Pay Hospitals to Close Expensive Free-Standing ERs
The state, concerned about the high cost of care at these stand-alone facilities, is offering hospitals more Medicaid money if they convert them to other uses, such as primary care or mental health centers.
Cuatro respuestas sobre el freno a la vacuna contra covid de Johnson & Johnson
Expertos en salud se preguntan si el freno a la vacuna de J&J a causa de seis casos de mujeres que desarrollaron co谩gulos luego de recibirla puede impactar negativamente en los esfuerzos de inmunizaci贸n.
4 Things to Know About the J&J Covid Vaccine Pause
The messaging surrounding vaccine safety and efficacy may mean as much as the science.
Vermont to Give Minority Residents Vaccine Priority
Covid cases have disproportionately affected the state鈥檚 Black residents, so officials are moving them to the front of the line for vaccinations before the state expands eligibility to all adults.
Indiana鈥檚 Medicaid Expansion 鈥 Designed by Pence and Verma 鈥 Panned in Federal Report
Indiana鈥檚 program seeks to give expansion enrollees 鈥渟kin in the game,鈥 requiring that they pay small monthly premiums and manage health savings accounts.
In America, Covid Vaccine Eligibility Is a 鈥楥razy Quilt鈥 of State Rules
Across the country, a mishmash of rules to qualify for a precious covid shot is creating nightmares for consumers. Criteria including age, occupation and medical conditions vary dramatically.
Impulsan monitores de glucosa aunque no ayudar铆an a muchos pacientes con diabetes
Aunque algunos m茅dicos y las aseguradoras dicen que son 煤tiles, expertos aseguran que no ayudan a la mayor铆a de las personas que viven con diabetes tipo 2.
鈥楶ainless鈥 Glucose Monitors Pushed Despite Little Evidence They Help Most Diabetes Patients
The numbers of people wearing these monitors are soaring as prices have fallen and device-makers promote them to doctors and patients. But few studies show the devices lead to better outcomes for the nearly 25 million Americans with Type 2 diabetes who don鈥檛 inject insulin to regulate their blood sugar.
In Alabama, South Carolina and Louisiana, CVS Vaccine Appointments Go Unfilled
Dozens of open appointment slots in the three Southern states last week stood in sharp contrast to states such as Delaware, Connecticut and Pennsylvania, where spots generally were claimed by midmorning or earlier.
