Tag: Health
Walmart to shutter health centers, virtual care service
Walmart on Tuesday said it will close all of its health-care clinics across the country, a stunning reversal of its plans to bring its low-priced repu [...]
Biden Administration Restores Health Protections for Gay and Transgender People
The Health and Human Services Department finalized a rule prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, reversing a Trum [...]
3.6 million Medicare patients could get heart health coverage
More than 3 million people with Medicare could be eligible for coverage of Wegovy now that the blockbuster weight loss drug is also approved in the U. [...]
Laura Kuenssberg live: Health Secretary Victoria Atkins and shadow home secretary interviewed
Laura Kuenssberg live: Health Secretary Victoria Atkins and shadow home s [...]
Can health secretary name NHS trusts performing well?
Victoria Atkins was challenged to name some health trusts meeting their targets to cut waiting lists.But the health secretary said she was wanted to b [...]
What Are We Told About the Health of Biden and Trump? They Decide.
President Biden and former President Donald J. Trump are the oldest people ever to seek the presidency, challenging norms about what the public should [...]
What Are We Told About the Health of Biden and Trump? They Decide.
President Biden and former President Donald J. Trump are the oldest people ever to seek the presidency, challenging norms about what the public should [...]
Health insurer stocks slide as Medicare Advantage rates disappoint
Signage is displayed on a Humana Inc. office building in Louisville, Kentucky, U.S., on Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019. Humana is scheduled to release earning [...]
4 Things You Need to Know About Health Care Cyberattacks
Despite the explosion in ransomware hacks like the one against Change Healthcare, regulation is spotty and few new safeguards have been proposed to pr [...]
Health Concerns Mount for Migrant Children at Outdoor Holding Sites
A federal judge is expected to rule soon on whether the government must provide shelter, food and medical care to minors while they await processing.
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Biden Administration Finalizes Rule Curbing Use of Short-Term Health Plans
The new regulation reverses a Trump-era policy that expanded access to health plans with fewer benefits than those sold on the Affordable Care Act’s m [...]
Biden Makes Health Care a Focus With North Carolina Visit
The White House plans to use the 14th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act to draw a contrast with Republicans who have sought to do away with all o [...]
Obama Feared ‘One-Term Presidency’ After Passing Health Care Law
A set of oral histories released on Friday documents the behind-the-scenes drama of President Barack Obama’s drive to pass the Affordable Care Act, hi [...]
Medicare can cover weight loss drugs if used for added health benefit
Boxes of Wegovy made by Novo Nordisk are seen at a pharmacy in London, Britain March 8, 2024. Hollie Adams | ReutersMedicare can start covering certai [...]
Wegovy heart health approval won’t mean broad insurance coverage yet
Victoria Klesty | ReutersIn the U.S., Wegovy is no longer just for weight loss.The blockbuster drug — one of a handful of weight loss treatments to sk [...]