With no clear federal rules on incentives for health screenings, a lawsuit at Yale University spotlights measures that penalize some workers.
Author: Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY
Those ‘free’ COVID tests you take? Labs are raking in millions in tax dollars, study says
A new study highlights mounting costs of COVID testing paid by taxpayers through federal health programs or consumers who buy private insurance.
Report: 5 million to 14 million Americans could lose Medicaid coverage when COVID-19 pandemic ends
The federal government has sent billions in federal aid to states for Medicaid coverage during the pandemic. Millions are at risk of losing coverage.
Watchdog: Private Medicare plans denied nearly 1 in 5 claims that should have been paid
A government watchdog report found private Medicare plans rejected 18% of requests and claims that traditional government-run Medicare allowed.
Scientists are studying blood tests for dementia: ‘A new era of diagnosis for Alzheimer’s disease’
More than a half dozen blood tests are being developed and tested to detect signs of Alzheimer’s disease in older patients.
‘Values of our society’: Nursing homes shut down, close wings amid COVID-19 staffing crunch
More than 300 nursing homes closed during the COVID-19 pandemic as worker shortage, money pressures mount. Other homes won’t take new residents.
Medicare enrollees can get free COVID-19 home tests at more than a dozen retail pharmacies
Costco, CVS, Kroger, Rite Aid, Walgreens and Walmart are among retail pharmacies that will allow Medicare recipients to get free COVID-19 home tests.
Millions of people could lose health insurance coverage when the COVID-19 emergency ends
Congress authorized robust federal aid to states as long as they agreed to not remove people from Medicaid until the COVID-19 emergency ends.
Aided by many states, nursing homes fend off lawsuits filed by families over COVID deaths
Nursing homes are seeking legal protections from states to shield liability. Still, families of lost loved ones press ahead with dozens of lawsuits.
Report: Up to 18% of adults over 60 have early stages of memory loss, cognitive problems
Distinguishing dementia from other medical causes of memory or cognitive problems remains difficult, experts say, but perhaps more important than ever.