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Biden administration draws commitment from health insurers to cover COVID-19 shots

Biden administration draws commitment from health insurers to cover COVID-19 shots

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) met with representatives from the health insurance industry on Wednesday, receiving commitments that the updated COVID-19 vaccines will be covered after reports arose of some people having to pay out-of-pocket for their immunizations. HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra met with executives from Anthem, Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS), […]

Duckworth tests positive for COVID-19 

Duckworth tests positive for COVID-19 

Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) will be absent from the Senate in the coming days after testing positive for COVID-19, she announced Sunday.  “After experiencing mild symptoms, I tested positive for COVID-19 today,” Duckworth said in a statement. “I will continue working for the people of Illinois in isolation and follow medical guidance on when to […]

Cases of COVID-19 are on the rise – here's how you can still get free tests

Cases of COVID-19 are on the rise – here's how you can still get free tests

(NewsNation) — COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths are climbing heading into the fall, and although free testing isn’t as widely accessible as it once was, low- or no-cost tests may still be available. The government’s program that mailed free tests through COVIDtests.gov has been suspended and as of June 1 is no longer accepting orders. Updated […]

First lady tests negative for COVID-19 days after testing positive

First lady tests negative for COVID-19 days after testing positive

First lady Jill Biden tested negative for COVID-19 on Thursday, her office announced, four days after she tested positive for the virus. The first lady tested positive Monday night and has been staying at the Bidens’ home in Rehoboth Beach, Del., since then. President Biden has been testing every day after her results and has been […]

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COVID-19 raises anxiety at start of new school year

COVID-19 raises anxiety at start of new school year

COVID-19 cases are on the rise and raising anxiety around the possibility that schools could implement mask mandates or close down again.  Surges of COVID-19 cases in Texas and Kentucky have caused three school districts to briefly suspend in-person classes. But few schools have taken those steps so far, and superintendents contend that without national […]

Federal appeals court revives lawsuit against FDA over COVID-19 ivermectin messaging

Federal appeals court revives lawsuit against FDA over COVID-19 ivermectin messaging

A federal appeals court ruled Friday that a lawsuit against the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) over its campaign against the use of ivermectin to treat COVID-19 can continue, reversing a lower court decision. Three doctors sued the FDA last year claiming that the agency’s anti-ivermectin campaign went too far, overstepping its authority and acting […]

Mental health spending up 50 percent since beginning of COVID-19 pandemic: study

Mental health spending up 50 percent since beginning of COVID-19 pandemic: study

The amount of employer-provided private insurance funds spent on mental health services rose by over 50 percent since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new study. The study, published Friday in JAMA Health Forum by RAND Corporation and Castlight Health experts, found that between January 2019 and August 2022, spending and the utilization of […]

Mask mandates reemerge amid upturn in COVID-19 cases

Mask mandates reemerge amid upturn in COVID-19 cases

The recent upturn in COVID-19 cases in some regions has spurred a handful of entities around the country to reinstate mask mandates, reigniting the debate over what place masking requirements have in an era of living with the coronavirus. Earlier this week, Hollywood movie studio Lionsgate asked its employees to wear masks on certain floors […]

HHS awards $1.4B in grants to develop future COVID-19 tools

HHS awards $1.4B in grants to develop future COVID-19 tools

The Biden administration on Tuesday announced it is awarding $1.4 billion in grants through its coronavirus initiative to fund the development of “a new generation of tools and technologies to protect against COVID-19 for years to come.” Through the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR), the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded […]