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Coronavirus Hits One In Five U.S. Doctors With Pay Cut
More than 20% of U. S. physicians have experienced a furlough or pay cut as financial hits from the coronavirus strain COVID-19 batter the healthcare industry, a new analysis shows.
Hospital Operator HCA Suspends Dividend, Puts Off Capital Projects In Coronavirus Hit
The large hospital operator HCA Healthcare is putting off capital projects, suspending its dividend and share repurchase program and pulling its 2020 financial forecast as the coronavirus strain COVID-19 hits operations.
As Deaths Rise, U.S. To Require Nursing Homes To Alert Families Of Coronavirus Cases
U.S. nursing homes will be required to report cases of the Coronavirus strain COVID-19 directly to patients as well as their families, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said Monday.
By June, Abbott Labs Rapid Coronavirus Test To Reach ‘General Population’
Abbott Laboratories hopes to begin rolling out its rapid diagnostic test for the Coronavirus strain COVID-19 to the general population beyond “frontline healthcare workers” in May and into June.
UnitedHealth Group Weighing Return To Obamacare Markets
UnitedHealth Group is looking at re-entering markets to sell individual coverage under the Affordable Care Act after a several-year absence.
So Far, UnitedHealth’s Earnings See ‘Minimal Impact’ From Coronavirus
UnitedHealth Group, which runs the health insurer UnitedHealthcare and the big provider of healthcare services Optum, reported profits from operations rose 3.4% to $5 billion in the first quarter.
Abbott Labs Rolling Out Coronavirus Antibody Tests
Abbott Laboratories is launching a laboratory based blood test designed to detect antibodies to identify whether someone has had the Coronavirus strain COVID-19.
Optum CEO Witty To Take Leave To Join WHO’s COVID-19 Vaccine Effort
UnitedHealth Group’s Sir Andrew Witty will take a leave of absence running Optum to “co-lead a global effort of the World Health Organization” to develop a vaccine for the Coronavirus strain COVID-19.
Abbott Labs Has Shipped 566,000 Rapid COVID-19 Tests To All 50 U.S. States
Abbott Laboratories has shipped 566,000 of its highly touted “rapid” molecular tests for the Coronavirus strain COVID-19 to all 50 U.S. states in less than a month.
UnitedHealth Earnings To Gauge Insurer Health Amid Coronavirus
UnitedHealth Group’s first quarter earnings report this week could be an early barometer of the financial health of insurers as well as medical care providers amid a U.S. recession and the outbreak of the Coronavirus strain COVID-19.
