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Medicare will make loans to health providers affected by a major cyber attack

Mon, 2024-03-11 11:52 — mike kraft

Medicare announces loan program to aid providers affected by Change cyberattack Medicare will make advance payments to physician groups, hospitals, and other facilities in response to the February 21 Change Healthcare cyberattack. Brittany Trang STAT

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China to increase number of response teams for new infectious diseases

Mon, 2024-03-11 11:17 — mike kraft

China to increase number of response teams for new infectious diseases

SHANGHAI, March 11 (Reuters) - China will increase the number of specialised teams tasked with responding to future infectious disease outbreaks by five to 25, its top health official has said.

The country will also improve early warning and relevant regulatory or legal systems, according to Wang Hesheng, a director at the National Disease Control and Prevention Administration.

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Drug prices, health costs expected to be targeted in Biden's State of the Union speech tonight

Thu, 2024-03-07 09:47 — mike kraft

Biden to focus on drug prices, health costs during State of the Union President Biden plans to call on Congress during Thursday night’s State of the Union address to double down on Medicare’s new power to negotiate drug prices and dramatically expand the number of dr… nweixel The Hill

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California says those with COVID-19 can leave home sooner — but they have to mask up

Tue, 2024-01-30 11:03 — mike kraft

In a milestone, California says those with COVID-19 can leave home sooner — but there's a catch California now says people with COVID can leave home earlier than before, if their symptoms are mild and improving. But they need to mask up, or risk infecting others. Yahoo News

California's relaxed COVID isolation guidance marks a milestone in public health messaging about the pandemic: Even newly infected people no longer need to isolate if they have no symptoms, or they can leave home sooner if the illness starts improving quickly. ...

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EU needs trillions of investment for 2050 climate target - Green research

Tue, 2024-01-30 10:07 — mike kraft

EU needs trillions of investment for 2050 climate target - research The European Union will need 1.5 trillion euros ($1.6 trillion)per year of investments to meet its 2050 net zero emissions target, research backed by Green EU lawmakers said on Monday. Kate Abnett Reuters

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New Jersey Supreme Court rules against Ocean casino that tried to collect COVID business interruption insurance

Fri, 2024-01-26 10:45 — mike kraft

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Senate begins hearings on the Cost of Assisted Living and Its Burden on American Families

Fri, 2024-01-26 10:21 — mike kraft

Senate Probes the Cost of Assisted Living and Its Burden on American Families - KFF Health News In the wake of a KFF Health News-New York Times series, members of the Special Committee on Aging are asking residents and their families to submit their bills and are calling for a Government Accountability Office study. khnkytjaw KFF Health News

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WHO chief says world risks missing deadline for international pandemic accord

Thu, 2024-01-25 10:32 — mike kraft

World risks missing deadline for pandemic accord, says WHO chief

GENEVA, Jan 22 (Reuters) - Countries risk missing a May deadline for agreeing a legally binding treaty on fighting pandemics, which would be a big blow for future generations, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday.

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California and Oregon ease CDC guidance, letting students and workers with asymptomatic COVID avoid isolation.

Mon, 2024-01-22 10:22 — mike kraft

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Oregon and California, among the most cautious of states early in the pandemic, have surprised health officials elsewhere by breaking with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines and telling infected workers and schoolchildren that as long as they have no symptoms, they are generally free to go about their lives.

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U.S FEMA to improve disaster relief program to speed help for disaster victims

Mon, 2024-01-22 09:21 — mike kraft

FEMA to overhaul its disaster aid system after decades of criticism

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The agency announced on Friday that it will fundamentally overhaul the way it delivers aid to survivors, launching new programs to provide quick cash payments to those in need and eliminating much of the bureaucracy that hampers aid access.

“This is really a transformational, deeply impactful, meaningful, and historic change in our provision of individual assistance to survivors of natural disasters,” said Alejandro Mayorkas, the secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, which oversees FEMA. “For too long, in the face of too many natural disasters and extreme weather events, survivors have had to overcome many barriers to access to federal assistance.”

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