Biogen, other drug companies are challenging Medicare’s preliminary decision to pay for Aduhelm and other Alzheimer’s drugs only in clinical trials.
Author: Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY
In a reversal, Medicare will cover 8 free COVID-19 home tests per month beginning this spring
The Biden administration cited the “importance of expanding access to testing” in extending free home tests to Medicare recipients
‘Tired, burned out, frustrated’: Omicron surge hits nursing homes as vaccine mandate looms
Nursing homes will face increased pressure in the coming weeks to comply with the Biden administration’s vaccine mandate for nursing homes.
Omicron doesn’t need to ruin the holidays: Here’s what you need to know about rapid tests
Long lines at testing sites and lack of available home tests makes testing challenging for consumers as omicron rages and millions prepare to travel.
As surprise billing ban nears, doctors and hospitals scramble to delay federal law
Hospital and doctors groups want to delay the No Surprises Act’s arbitration rules that they contend unfairly favors insurers and challenges staffing.
With omicron already in California, here’s what US labs are doing to track cases and stop its spread
Public health experts acknowledge the U.S. genomic sequencing efforts of coronavirus lagged behind other nations in the pandemic’s early months.
Drug overdoses surged amid COVID lockdowns; more deaths in one year than ever before
The CDC reports a record 100,306 overdose deaths in one year. The data provides the first full picture 12 months after COVID-19 stay-at-home orders.
Joe Biden’s $2B rapid testing plan calls for discounted COVID tests at Amazon, Kroger and Walmart
President Joe Biden’s plan includes spending nearly $2 billion to procure 280 million rapid coronavirus tests for vulnerable U.S. populations.
‘Near-total ban’: Texas doctors, women assess nation’s strictest abortion law
The Texas law, signed by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott in May, bans abortions when a fetal heartbeat is detected, usually at about six weeks.
Struggling to find a COVID test? You’re not alone, thanks to the delta variant
Labs are processing more than 1 million COVID-19 tests each day as the delta variant, schools and workplace screening drive up demand.