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As Trump Sinks, Health Insurers Prep For A Biden White House
Health insurers are beginning to strategize on how to deal with healthcare proposals pushed by Democrats and a future Joe Biden White House from a public option to “Medicare at 60” and expanded Medicaid benefits under an expanded Affordable Care Act.
Abbott CEO: Covid-19 Testing Will Be Needed After A Vaccine’s Available
The demand for diagnostic tests for the coronavirus strain Covid-19 will surge well into 2021 and after a vaccine is available, the top executive at Abbott Laboratories says.
Demand For Abbott Labs Covid-19 Tests Surges Past 40M As Pandemic Lingers
Abbott Laboratories said demand is surging for its portfolio of tests for the coronavirus strain Covid-19 as the pandemic triggers unprecedented need for its diagnostic products around the world.
UnitedHealth Profits Double As Patients Defer Treatment In Pandemic
UnitedHealth Group profits doubled to more than $6 billion in the second quarter as elective procedures the large health insurer pays for were postponed or delayed amid the spread of the Coronavirus strain Covid-19.
CDC Director: It’s Time For Universal Masking To End Covid-19 Pandemic
Universal nationwide use of face masks could bring the spread of the Coronavirus “to its knees” within four to six weeks, the head of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday.
Pandemic Turns Physician Job Market To Dire From Demand
The ability of a U.S. physician to land a job has been easy until a surge of U. S. cases of the coronavirus strain Covid-19 “flipped” the job market and reduced the demand for doctors during the pandemic, a new report shows.
Walgreens Suffers $700 Million Hit From Coronavirus ‘Stay At Home’ Orders
Walgreens Boots Alliance suffered a negative impact of $700 million to $750 million as the company sustained a major loss of global business from the surge of cases of the coronavirus strain Covid-19 that caused its customers to shelter in their homes.
Walgreens To Pay VillageMD $1 Billion To Open 500 Doctor-Staffed Clinics
Walgreens will invest $1 billion in VillageMD to open ‘500 to 700’ physician-staffed clinics inside its drugstores in more than 30 U.S. markets within the next five years.
AMA, Nurses And Hospitals Plead With Americans To Wear Masks As Coronavirus Cases Surge Again
The American Medical Association, American Hospital Association and American Nurses Association pleaded Monday with Americans to wear a mask and practice social distancing to stop the surge of cases of the coronavirus strain Covid-19.
Missouri’s The Next Red State Test For Medicaid Expansion At Ballot Box
The expansion of Medicaid benefits via ballot initiative in Missouri next month is gaining momentum after last week’s successful vote in Oklahoma to expand health coverage in that deep red state.
