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Study: Side effects seen more often when mixing COVID-19 vaccines

A U.K. study published on Wednesday reported that side effects to the coronavirus vaccine were seen more often when mixing ones from different makers. The study, published by The Lancet, had participants take the two vaccine doses needed...

source: The Hill

Millennials are in poor health — and it's driving up health insurance costs

One-third of millennials have a health condition that reduces both their quality of life and their life expectancy, according to a recent study of medical claims done by the Blue Cross Blue Shield Health Index. What does that...

source: Yahoo!

How health care in the U.S. may change after COVID: An optimist's outlook

With more than one-third of U.S. adults now fully vaccinated against COVID-19, there's growing optimism on many fronts. A majority of states have either lifted health-related restrictions or have announced target dates for doing so. Already,...

source: NPR

Kaiser Permanente, Mayo Clinic to expand home-based connected health program

Kaiser Permanente and the Mayo Clinic are planning to expand a relatively new care model that combines telehealth, mHealth and in-person visits to treat acute care patients in their own homes rather than the hospital. The two health...

source: mHealth Intelligence

Chekhov and a checkup: Delaware libraries introduce telehealth kiosks

Three libraries in Delaware have recently installed telehealth kiosks, part of an innovative project aimed at improving access to community health resources. The libraries, in Seaford, Milford and Laurel, are the first sites in program...

source: mHealth Intelligence

Out-of-pocket drug costs continue to vex consumers

Given the limited understanding of how drug prices affect patient out-of-pocket costs for commercially insured individuals, a team of researchers set out to examine the correlation between changes in list prices, net prices, and out-of-pocket spending for brand-name drugs.

source: BenefitsPRO

Return to work puts new emphasis on paid leave

As pandemic restrictions ease and more people return to the workplace, attention turns again to the issue of paid family and medical leave. The president of Prudential Group Insurance said his company remains committed to helping find a way to provide paid family and medical...

source: Insurance News Net

Teledentistry: The good, the bad, and the ugly

The dental profession has recently witnessed a growing utilization of teledentistry, largely due to the pandemic. When direct doctor/patient encounters are not feasible, teledentistry provides a viable option. This may include afterhours emergency dental pain and swelling,...

source: DentistryIQ

Hospitals get first CMS warning on price transparency failure

CMS has started issuing its first round of warning letters to hospitals not in compliance with the hospital price disclosure rule, a CMS spokesperson confirmed to Becker's May 5. The CMS final rule, which took effect Jan. 1, aims to make...

source: Becker's Hospital Review

AMA: Physicians in independent practice now minority in U.S.

There has been an ongoing debate in recent years about physician burnout, with much of it attributed to their having to balance the administrative tasks of running a practice with caring for patients. Now, it appears that practicing as an employee is taking over. Among...

source: Healthcare Dive

Obstacle or opportunity? How CMS mandates can drive quality care and improved patient experiences

Although open enrollment for 2021 is now complete, important changes for health care consumers are just beginning. This year, health plans are preparing to implement two mandates from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid...

source: Fierce Healthcare

Texas governor signs bill exempting medical billing services from sales tax

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has signed HB 1445 into law, making "medical or dental billing services" exempt from sales tax. Under the statute, a "medical or dental billing service" is defined as "assigning codes for the preparation...

source: National Law Review

Democrats disagree about how to spend potential prescription drug windfall

One of the few surprises in President Joe Biden's social safety-net proposal, the American Families Plan, was something that didn't make it into the final version: any mention of reining in the price of prescription drugs. The American...

source: Kaiser Health News

COVID-19 recovery requires staffing stability, patient engagement

As health care organizations recover from the significant strain of COVID-19, a Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) special report outlines health care leader insight on how practices can rebuild to pre-pandemic patient volumes...

source: RevCycle Intelligence

Study: Paid sick leave reduces emergency department visits

New York City's 2014 paid sick leave mandate was tied to a decrease in emergency department and specialist visits and more primary care use, according to a study published May 6 in JAMA Health Forum. The study included 552,857 adults aged 18 to 64 who were enrolled in...

source: Becker's Hospital Review

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Study: Side effects seen more often when mixing COVID-19 vaccines

Millennials are in poor health — and it's driving up health insurance costs

How health care in the U.S. may change after COVID: An optimist's outlook

Kaiser Permanente, Mayo Clinic to expand home-based connected health program

Chekhov and a checkup: Delaware libraries introduce telehealth kiosks

Out-of-pocket drug costs continue to vex consumers

Return to work puts new emphasis on paid leave

Teledentistry: The good, the bad, and the ugly

Hospitals get first CMS warning on price transparency failure

AMA: Physicians in independent practice now minority in U.S.

Obstacle or opportunity? How CMS mandates can drive quality care and improved patient experiences

Texas governor signs bill exempting medical billing services from sales tax

Democrats disagree about how to spend potential prescription drug windfall

COVID-19 recovery requires staffing stability, patient engagement

Study: Paid sick leave reduces emergency department visits

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