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A new expansion act, introduced by US Reps. Susie Lee (D-NV) and Jim Banks (R-IN), aims to give the VA Secretary more authority to enter into new partnerships and expand existing deals that support connected health access for veterans. The bill is called The VA Telehealth Expansion Act and will […]

VA Telehealth Expansion Act: Making Health Access Easier for Veterans

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  When thinking of COVID-19 we always jump to the thought of someone’s health, mostly on the physical spectrum. We often times have not understood its impact mentally, which has in fact worked on everyone in the world in certain ways. Whether it’s wondering when life will go back to […]

COVID-19 Has Affected Mental States In Big Ways

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Total enrollments through the ACA Exchange is up slightly according to an Early 2020 Effectuated Enrollment Report released by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. 10.7 million Americans on the ACA Exchange paid premiums as of March 15 – an increase of a little over 100,000 from 10.6 million the […]

Enrollments For ACA Exchange Is Up

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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.

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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

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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?

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Healthcare Cost will see an increase in 2021 but by how much? The answer to this question can vary, especially due to recent COVID-19 events. A new report from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), offers three scenarios to determine the medical cost trend for 2021 for employer-based insurance plans, with increases ranging from […]

Healthcare Cost will see an Increase in 2021: Here’s Why

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The IRS announced last month that it is allowing employees to change their healthcare benefits mid-year, compared to waiting until the open enrollment season. These new guidelines allow employees to change health plans while signing up for a plan that they might have previously waived. The guidelines also allow alterations […]

Americans Able To Change Health Benefits According to New IRS ...

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It looks like the first vaccination for COVID-19 is to begin human testing according to manufacturers Moderna. From the previous testing done in March on eight people, the drug seemed to make healthy volunteers make antibodies against COVID-19. The antibodies developed were then able to stop the replication of the […]

First Vaccination For COVID-19 Is Heading To Human Testing

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It looks like COVID-19 is pushing certain companies in the right direction according to a survey from Willis Towers Watson. Companies are enhancing their healthcare, bettering their wellbeing, and paid leave programs. The survey, conducted from April 20 – 23, found that nearly half of respondents (47%) are enhancing health […]

Companies Are Enhancing Their Healthcare During Covid-19

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