Congress authorized robust federal aid to states as long as they agreed to not remove people from Medicaid until the COVID-19 emergency ends.
Author: Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY
Aided by many states, nursing homes fend off lawsuits filed by families over COVID deaths
Nursing homes are seeking legal protections from states to shield liability. Still, families of lost loved ones press ahead with dozens of lawsuits.
In a reversal, Medicare will cover 8 free COVID-19 home tests per month beginning this spring
The Biden administration cited the “importance of expanding access to testing” in extending free home tests to Medicare recipients
Omicron doesn’t need to ruin the holidays: Here’s what you need to know about rapid tests
Long lines at testing sites and lack of available home tests makes testing challenging for consumers as omicron rages and millions prepare to travel.
As surprise billing ban nears, doctors and hospitals scramble to delay federal law
Hospital and doctors groups want to delay the No Surprises Act’s arbitration rules that they contend unfairly favors insurers and challenges staffing.
With omicron already in California, here’s what US labs are doing to track cases and stop its spread
Public health experts acknowledge the U.S. genomic sequencing efforts of coronavirus lagged behind other nations in the pandemic’s early months.
‘Vast majority are not reported’: Home COVID-19 tests make it impossible to track all cases
Cheap, accessible home tests can uncover more COVID-19 cases. But public health agencies can’t track cases when consumers don’t report them.
‘Still in that danger zone’: Doctors prepare to quickly roll out COVID-19 vaccine to young kids
Pediatricians and clinics at larger heath systems are requesting COVID vaccine doses and plan weekend clinics to immunize kids.
‘No cheap, easy or quick fix’: Hospitals oust unvaccinated workers in preview of 50-state mandate
New York hospitals fired workers who refused vaccination. President Biden’s mandate will require nearly all hospital workers to get COVID shots.
‘Like toilet paper and hand sanitizer’: At-home COVID-19 tests hard to find as Biden mandate looms
Experts project higher demand for COVID-19 tests as companies test non-vaccinated workers and schools increase screening.