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According to an announcement on Wednesday, the U.S. has reached a deal worth $1.95 billion with Pfizer and BioNTech, a German biotech company, for an initial order of over 100 million doses of their coronavirus vaccine. The U.S. government also can acquire up to an additional 500 million doses. The […]

Coronavirus Vaccine: Company Enters Ground Breaking Deal With U.S.

August 3, 2020 in Health tagged covid-19 / family health / Vaccinations / Wellness by Jadon Sennet

Millions of Americans are currently staying indoors as stay-at-home orders across the nation continue. With most Americans receiving health coverage through their job or a family member’s job, how has COVID-19 affected those who risk losing their Employer-Sponsored Insurance (ESI) plans? From a previously released estimate from the U.S. Census […]

How COVID Has Affected Employer-Sponsored Plans

July 31, 2020 in Health tagged covid-19 / group plans / health industry changes / health insurance carriers by Jadon Sennet

How does your state rank in the percentage of those uninsured? A new report by Families USA has given us an updated list of the highest uninsured rate by state population for 2020. These numbers have dramatically increased since the beginning of COVID-19. With close to 5.4 million Americans losing […]

Uninsured Rate By State Rankings

July 27, 2020 in Health tagged COBRA / healthcare news / insurance industry changes / insurance news by Jadon Sennet

10 Essential Benefits — 10 Essential Health Benefits Every Plan Must Cover The Affordable Care Act, also known as ACA or Obamacare, mandated that every health insurance plan must cover broad “essential” categories of services. For example, doctors’ appointments, prescription drug coverage, mental health services, and more. These general healthcare services are known as […]

10 Essential Health Benefits Every Plan Must Cover

July 24, 2020 in Health tagged aca / family health / group plans / insurance news by Jenny McCann

Expedite COVID vaccine — Novavax Gets $1.6 Billion to Expedite COVID vaccine The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) along with the Department of Defense (DoD) announced it will be investing $1.6 billion to Fast-track a COVID vaccine. According to their Press Release the pharmaceutical company, a late-stage biotechnology company developing next-generation […]

Novavax Gets $1.6 Billion to Expedite COVID vaccine

July 22, 2020 in Health tagged covid-19 / Food and Drug Administration / healthcare news / Vaccinations by Jenny McCann

Prepare for Retirement Nearing retirement can be both fun and terrifying. I mean, haven’t you been waiting for this day since you entered the workforce? While you should be looking forward to retirement, it is also a time to make sure your finances are in order and find out what […]

Prepare for Retirement

July 20, 2020 in Health tagged economics / managing debt / medical debt / Retirement by Emily Schellin

Nursing Facilities Open to the Public As the United States attempts to re-open, nursing facilities have started to follow suit. Some are finally allowing visitors in order to lift the spirits of residents and their loved ones. Since the beginning of the pandemic, nursing homes have been completely off-limits to […]

Nursing Facilities Open to the Public

July 18, 2020 in Health tagged aging well / Disability Insurance / living long / Wellness by Emily Schellin

Let’s face it, health insurance has become a need in our ever-growing health care system. On average, surgery can cost you thousands of dollars, and without coverage, the out-of-pocket cost can kill your bank account. Still not convinced of having health insurance? (I’m talking to you millennials.) Here are the […]

Most Expensive Health Procedures Without Insurance

July 16, 2020 in Health tagged health trends / insurance and finances / medical debt / Surgical Centers / surgical procedures by Jadon Sennet

Walgreens expands focus on medical care, soon adding doctors’ offices to hundreds of its United States drugstores. The chain recently announced it had made a deal with VillageMD, which will run primary-care clinics attached to the drugstores. The announcement revealed that the company intends to open 700 clinics in 30+ […]

Walgreens Expands Focus on Medical Care

July 16, 2020 in Health tagged health industry changes / healthcare news / healthcare providers / insurance industry changes / insurance news by Emily Schellin

Emerging evidence is showing that COVID-19 might be able to cause airborne transmission, according to the World Health Organization. A group of scientists sent a letter to the organization urging WHO to acknowledge its guidance on how to help limit the spread of the virus. Many have looked towards Benedetta […]

Airborne Transmission: Is COVID-19 Airborne?

July 12, 2020 in Health tagged covid-19 / disease awareness / global health / lung health / pandemic by Jadon Sennet