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Many businesses promote unproven long-COVID treatments--study

Fri, 2023-10-27 10:35 — mike kraft

Many businesses promote unproven long-COVID treatments, researchers say - UPI.com A new analysis finds that many clinics continue to promote unproven stem cell interventions as treatments for COVID-19 and long COVID. UPI

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White House asking Congress for 23 Billion to cope with natural disasters

Wed, 2023-10-25 17:57 — mike kraft

White House wants more than $23 billion from Congress to respond to natural disasters The White House is asking lawmakers for more than $23 billion in emergency funding to help the government respond to the natural disasters that have ripped through the U.S. this year. AP News

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Biden’s NIH nominee set to advance with GOP votes, but not Bernie Sanders’

Tue, 2023-10-24 19:32 — mike kraft

Biden’s NIH nominee set to advance with GOP votes, but not Bernie Sanders’ Mitt Romney and Susan Collins plan to vote for Monica Bertagnolli when the Senate’s health committee votes tomorrow. POLITICO

President Joe Biden’s nominee to lead the National Institutes of Health is set to advance with Republican votes — but not that of Sen. Bernie Sanders.

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U.S. Tiny, Rural Hospitals Feel the Pinch as Medicare Advantage Plans Grow

Mon, 2023-10-23 10:28 — mike kraft

Tiny, Rural Hospitals Feel the Pinch as Medicare Advantage Plans Grow - KFF Health News More than half of seniors are enrolled in private Medicare Advantage plans instead of traditional Medicare. Rural enrollment has increased fourfold and many small-town hospitals say that threatens their viability. khnkytjaw KFF Health News

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Covid fraud: Former Florida legislator sentenced to 4 months for Covid relief fund fraud

Fri, 2023-10-20 17:34 — mike kraft

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U.S. income inequality grew through pandemic years- Federal survey

Wed, 2023-10-18 17:58 — mike kraft

U.S. income inequality grew through pandemic years, Fed survey shows American families on average saw large gains in income and wealth from 2019 to 2022 and households became less fragile during a period marked by the severe disruptions of the COVID-19 pandemic and massive subsequent government spending, a Federal Reserve survey published Wednesday showed. Ann Saphir Reuters

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U.S. Covid Relief Payments prompted government demands for money back from Social Security Recipients

Wed, 2023-10-18 17:49 — mike kraft

Covid Relief Payments Triggered Feds to Demand Money Back From Social Security Recipients - KFF Health News Some Social Security beneficiaries say the government is clawing back benefits after they received covid stimulus payments that were supposed to be exempt from asset limits. khngabeb KFF Health News

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“The government gave this money to them with one hand. They should not be trying to take it back with the other,” said Jen Burdick, an attorney at Community Legal Services of Philadelphia who has helped many people contest repayment demands.

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Price of Covid-19 antiviral Paxlovid expected to rise next year, raising access concerns

Mon, 2023-10-16 18:37 — mike kraft

Price of lifesaving Covid-19 antiviral Paxlovid expected to rise next year, raising concerns about access | CNN The price of the lifesaving Covid-19 medication Paxlovid is likely to rise next year for most patients as the United States continues to transition out of the emergency phase of the pandemic, sparking concerns among doctors that it will become less accessible. Meg Tirrell CNN

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Covid fraud: 17 Florida sheriff's office employees charged with nearly half a million dollars theft

Fri, 2023-10-13 12:14 — mike kraft

17 Florida sheriff's office employees charged with COVID relief fraud: Feds Seventeen people who worked for the Broward County Sheriff's Office are accused by federal prosecutors of taking COVID relief money for themselves. ABC News ABC News

...The defendants, who were charged in separate cases, allegedly received $495,171 in assistance from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program and used the proceeds "to unjustly enrich themselves."

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Kaiser Permanente and striking health workers reach tentative agreement

Fri, 2023-10-13 10:17 — mike kraft

Kaiser Permanente reaches tentative agreement with workers After a historic strike, healthcare giant Kaiser Permanente and the Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions have reached a tentative agreement. Brittany Trang STAT

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75,000 members of the union, which spans seven of the states plus Washington, D.C. in Kaiser’s nationwide health care network, went on strike last week from October 4 through the early hours of October 7. ...

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