Health Care
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18COVID-19 pushes healthcare providers to travel nurses
Staffing firms, like the healthcare providers they serve, have struggled to maintain workers, too. At the beginning of the pandemic, IntelyCare, which...
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14Avocado a day keeps the doctor away
Forget the apple, how about an avocado a day to keep the doctor away? New research in the Journal of Nutrition—albeit funded...
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28Why payers need top-notch digital data management
The healthcare industry is faced with a tricky challenge ahead: how to deliver better care to more patients, on a personal level...
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26Nursing home residents hope to set an example on COVID-19 vaccination
Frank Hoerrle, a 92-year-old Coast Guard veteran, has had plenty of shots. The COVID-19 vaccine was no different. “To me, it was...
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28Boston Scientific to acquire cardiac monitoring company Preventice for $925M
Medical device giant Boston Scientific will acquire remote cardiac monitoring company Preventice Solutions for nearly $1 billion. The deal will include $925...
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30Rural hospital closures harm residents’ health
“When a rural hospital closes, seniors are spending an additional 14 minutes in an ambulance,” said Sarah Gaskell, an associate director at...
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31New Resources Track State Vaccinations by Race/Ethnicity and Examine Demographics of Health Workers
A new Policy Watch, Early State Vaccination Data Raise Warning Flags for Racial Equity, explores the latest state-reported data on vaccination by...
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28Report: ‘Pharmacy deserts’ may significantly hinder vaccine rollout
A major hurdle to quick and efficient vaccine distribution could be the proliferation of “pharmacy deserts” across the country. There are 56,802...
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16Regional insurers bet big on virtual-first plans
When Priority Health launched its premier virtual-first plan at the end of 2020, Carrie Kincaid, vice president of individual markets, said she...
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22This Week in Coronavirus: January 15 to January 21
Here’s our recap of the past week in the coronavirus pandemic from our tracking, policy analysis, polling, and journalism. This week marked the one-year anniversary since...
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12Carpas, iglús, domos: ¿cuán seguro es comer al aire libre este invierno?
SOBRE NOTICIAS EN ESPAÑOL Noticias en español es una sección de Kaiser Health News que contiene traducciones de artículos de gran interés...
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89Trump’s pardons included healthcare execs behind massive frauds
At the last minute, President Donald Trump granted pardons to several individuals convicted in huge Medicare swindles that prosecutors alleged often harmed...
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24Catalyst @ Health 2.0 & AFBH Launch Call For COVID-19 Vaccine Scheduling – The Health Care Blog
Catalyst @ Health 2.0 By ELIZABETH BROWN Attention digital health innovators! Do you have a health tech solution that can aid community-based...
