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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

June 27, 2020 in Health tagged healthcare news / healthcare providers / hospitals / Wellness by Jadon Sennet

Insulin copays capped due to new Medicare Prescription plans. The savings for Medicare recipients could potentially be hundreds of dollars after the recent announcement at the White House on Tuesday. $35 A Month Insulin copays could be capped at a maximum of $35 a month starting next year. The total […]

Insulin Copays Capped Due to New Benefit

June 4, 2020 in Health tagged diabetes / healthcare news / healthcare providers / healthy body by Jadon Sennet

Cigna expands its virtual provider network in response to the current COVID-19 pandemic, according to a May 21, 2020 press release. Cigna hopes to battle the impact COVID-19 is having on not only the economy but their current members as well. This expansion will offer better access to mental health […]

Cigna Expands its Virtual Provider Network

June 3, 2020 in Health tagged healthcare news / healthcare providers / healthcare techhnology / hospitals by Jadon Sennet

Insulin Cap — Trump Administration Announces $35 A Month Insulin Cap The Trump Administration announced a new type of Medicare prescription drug plan that will cap insulin costs at $35 a month for seniors, a savings estimated at $446 annually. The new insulin benefit will be available in all 50 states, the District […]

Trump Administration Announces $35 A Month Insulin Cap

June 2, 2020 in Medicare tagged health industry changes / health trends / healthcare news / insurance news by Jenny McCann

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

May 30, 2020 in Health tagged covid-19 / healthcare news / pandemic / Vaccinations by Jadon Sennet

What would a fourth stimulus package look like? There is a lot of talk about whether there will be a fourth stimulus package. But if there is, what would one look like? What might it include and how much would it cost? The current package that is in the house […]

What would a fourth stimulus package look like?

May 22, 2020 in Health tagged covid-19 / economics / healthcare news / insurance and government / pandemic by Micah Boulter

In November, Nike created a shoe specifically designed for medical professionals who are on their feet for upwards of 12 hours each day. Called “Nike Air Zoom Pulse,” the shoes were developed and tested at OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital in Portland, OR. With staff input, Nike was able to bring […]

Nike Supports Hospital Personnel

May 13, 2020 in Health tagged covid-19 / healthcare news / hospitals / pandemic by Emily Schellin

We already know that dogs were born to work, from assisting hunters to catching criminals, but perhaps their greatest claim to fame is that nose! For years dogs have been trained to sniff out cancer and Parkinson’s disease (among many other things), so it is only natural they would lead […]

Dogs Learn to Sniff Out COVID-19

May 3, 2020 in Health tagged advancements in medicine / covid-19 / Disease Prevention / global health / healthcare news by Emily Schellin

SSA offices closed — Social Security (SSA) Closes In-Person Service As of March 17, Social Security (SSA) made the decision to close all in-person service due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The decision came in an effort to protect the population the Social Security offices serve. Older Americans and people with underlying medical conditions are […]

Social Security Closes In-Person Service

April 28, 2020 in Health tagged covid-19 / Disease Prevention / global health / healthcare news / social security by Jenny McCann

CMS announced on April 21st that freestanding Emergency Rooms (ER) in Texas, Colorado, Delaware, and Rhode Island have been temporarily approved to see Medicare and Medicaid enrollees to help reduce pressure seen on hospitals treating COVID-19 patients. Usually, federal regulations do not allow a freestanding ER to bill Medicare and […]

Freestanding ER To See Medicare and Medicaid Patients

April 26, 2020 in Health tagged CMS / covid-19 / healthcare news / medicaid / medicare by Jadon Sennet