Humana profits eclipsed $1.6 billion in the third quarter thanks to strong Medicare Advantage enrollment during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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What Are States Doing With New Federal Funding For Medicaid Home-Based Long-Term Care?
When Congress increased the federal contribution to Medicaid’s home and community based care program by 10 percent or about $12 billion. What are governors doing with the money?
America’s New Triage: Covid Crisis Standards Of Care
When crisis standards of care are invoked statewide, as they are today, it is a grim admission that the entire health system is overwhelmed.
Biden’s Vaccine Order Will Require Most, But Not All, Long-Term Care Providers To Get Jabbed
His order should give families comfort that most licensed providers, from doctors to home health aides, will be vaccinated.
McDonald’s Workers Given Dog Diaper Masks Settle Covid-19 Lawsuit
Employees of a California McDonald’s franchise won paid sick leave and the first worker safety committee at a McDonald’s.
It Is Time To Mandate Covid-19 Vaccines In Long-Term Care Facilities
Eight months after the vaccine was made widely available to health care workers, only about 60 percent of nursing home staff has been vaccinated against COVID-19.
How Peer Counseling Can Address Barriers to Student Mental Health
Though mental health issues on college campuses have been increasing, students still face many barriers to seeking professional help. Peer counseling programs offer an innovative solution.
Obamacare Helps Cigna Weather Pandemic
Cigna made $1.5 billion in the second quarter as enrollment in the health insurer’s individual business under the Affordable Care Act grew about 25% over last year.
Medicare And Medicaid Turn 56 Today. That’s Not Exactly Cause For Celebration.
The legacy of Medicare and Medicaid after 56 years is one of relentless growth — in enrollees and in spending.
‘No Time For Intolerance:’ Dr. Rachel Levine Has A Job To Do
In her first interview with a transgender journalist since being sworn-in as the nation’s new Assistant Secretary for Health, Dr. Rachel Levine discusses the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, the politicization of healthcare and anti-trans bills sweeping the …
