Category: Policy

Big Blue Cross Plan Taps New CEO

Health Care Service Corp. has named a new chief executive with a three-decade history working for the company to lead the parent of Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans in five states.

Trump: ‘We Have The Best Testing In The World…I Don’t Think You Need That Much Testing’

There is evidence to the contrary.

Chris Christie Joins 6 Politicians Who Say America Should Go Back To Work As Coronavirus Deaths Mount

Officials across the U.S. are advocating for economic activity to resume despite the continued spread of COVID-19.

Norwegian Cruise Line Stock Plunges 20% After Company Warns Of Possible Bankruptcy

One of the biggest cruise operators in the world could now be facing bankruptcy.

Stocks Lose Steam After Fed Vice Chairman Says Economy Needs More Support

The market pared back gains in the final hour of trading.

Abbott Labs Eclipses 1.4 Million Rapid Coronavirus Tests Shipped Across U.S.

Abbott Laboratories has shipped 1.4 million of its highly touted “rapid” molecular tests for the Coronavirus strain COVID-19 to all 50 U. S. states.

An outdated law is limiting our coronavirus response

As the coronavirus pandemic continues to expose shortcomings in our health care system, an outdated law in many states limits the ability of specific health care workers, physician assistants (PAs), to deploy and provide emergency care. In Washington S…

Hospital Operator Tenet Healthcare ‘Not Overwhelmed’ With Coronavirus Cases

Tenet Healthcare said its more than 60 hospitals are “not being overwhelmed” by patients sickened by the Coronavirus strain COVID-19, a snapshot of how the U.S. healthcare system may be effectively coping with the pandemic.

As America Struggles For Oxygen, A New Bill Offers A Pandemic Solution

A new bill in Congress could open the door for foreign health care workers to come to the USA to shore up American workers in the fight against the Coronavirus.

Report: Internal Trump Administration Coronavirus Model Predicts 3,000 Daily Deaths By June

The documents surfaced after President Trump said the U.S. death toll could reach 100,000.