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U.S. Employers More Concerned With Clean Work Spaces Than Coronavirus Antibody Tests
U.S. employers are more focused on social distancing, clean workspaces and allowing workers to work from home than testing for Covid-19 antibodies, big purchasers of healthcare say.
With New York Deal, CVS Health Broadens U.S. Coronavirus Testing
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo Sunday announced a new partnership with drugstore giant CVS Health designed to help double capacity in the state to test for the Coronavirus strain Covid-19.
UnitedHealth Group, Microsoft Partner On Coronavirus ‘Return To Work’ Venture
UnitedHealth Group and Microsoft are partnering on a protocol they say will help employers “safely return employees to work” amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
FDA: Abbott Labs’ Rapid Coronavirus Test May Turn Up False Negatives
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Abbott Laboratories widely used test to detect the Coronavirus strain Covid-19 “may return false negative results.”
CVS To Open 1,000 ‘Self-Swab’ Coronavirus Test Locations
CVS Health is escalating its cross-country effort to expand testing for the Coronavirus strain COVID-19 with plans to open 1,000 locations by the end of the month.
More Than 20M Jobless Could Become Eligible For Obamacare Or Medicaid
More than 20 million Americans losing their jobs could become eligible for Medicaid or subsidized individual coverage under the Affordable Care Act as employers cut health benefits and lay off workers amid the spread of the Coronavirus strain COVID-19,…
Abbott Labs’ Coronavirus Antibody Test Capacity To Hit 60 Million By June
Abbott Laboratories is expanding its capacity to produce antibody tests for the coronavirus strain COVID-19 for 60 million tests in June.
Humana Expands ‘Bold Goal’ Quality Initiative To 16 Cities
A project by Humana to improve health through better management of patient populations will be expanded to 16 U.S. communities.
Fewer Than 5% Of U.S. Employers Sold On Coronavirus Antibody Tests For Workers
U.S. employers aren’t sold on Coronavirus antibody tests for their workers as the country prepares to re-open for business amid the COVID-19 pandemic, a Mercer benefits survey showed.
Abbott Labs’ Coronavirus Antibody Test Achieves ‘High Performance’ In Study
Abbott Laboratories antibody test for the Coronavirus strain COVID-19 “demonstrates excellent analytical performance,” researchers from the University of Washington wrote in the Journal of Clinical Microbiology.
