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convalescent plasma blood donor — Recently President Trump announced that the Food and Drug Administration had approved emergency use for convalescent plasma treatment for COVID-19 patients. There have been positive signs that this could be an effective treatment, but experts caution that there is not enough data to know for sure. Trial Status and Use […]

Convalescent Plasma Approved For Emergency Use

August 28, 2020 in Health / life / Medicare tagged COVID-19 / current events / government acts & responses by Joe Manichia

Uber Drivers: Contractors Or Employees? — In a recent court case in California, Uber and Lyft were both ordered to reclassify their drivers from independent contractors to employees under the law. This would require a fundamental change to their entire business model and make the service largely unrecognizable. Contractor Vs Employee Before discussing if Uber drivers […]

Uber Drivers: Contractors Or Employees?

August 27, 2020 in Health / life / Medicare tagged current events / government acts & responses / health insurance / workforce by Joe Manichia

GMO mosquitoes — Everyone knows that mosquitoes spread potentially deadly diseases, especially those of us that live or grew up near coasts like myself, and the company Oxitec is trying to solve that issue by releasing 750 million GMO mosquitoes into Harris County, Texas and the Florida Keys. What Was Modified In The […]

GMO Mosquitoes Have Been Approved In U.S.

August 26, 2020 in Health / life / Medicare tagged government acts & responses / health / health & safety / nature / Technology by Joe Manichia

CMS rules are receiving a change that gives states more flexibility to enter into value-based purchasing agreements with drug makers for new and pricey products. This proposed change in rule by the Trump administration will remove current barriers that allow each state to develop these agreements with current drug companies. […]

CMS Rules Are Receiving a Change Involving Drug Agreements

June 26, 2020 in Uncategorized tagged government acts & responses / Medicaid / prescription drug coverage / Prescription drugs by Jadon Sennet

Coronavirus Outbreak Spikes In Texas — Coronavirus Outbreak Spikes In Texas Texas has a “massive outbreak” of coronavirus cases across the state after reopening, Governor Abbott acknowledged. On Wednesday, June 24, the state reported a record-breaking 5,551 new cases of Covid-19 in one day. This follows 13 consecutive days of record-high hospitalizations. These figures represent an […]

Coronavirus Outbreak Spikes In Texas

June 26, 2020 in Medicare tagged COVID-19 / current events / government acts & responses / health & safety / preventative health measures by Jenny McCann

Price of COVID — Swabbing and testing all Americans for COVID-19 each year could become a normal routine. That, combined with antibody testing, could cost a whopping $44 billion per year, according to a recent study. Diagnostic testing alone ranges from $6 – $25 billion each year; while it is about $5 – $19 […]

Price of COVID

June 23, 2020 in Health / Medicare tagged COVID-19 / current events / finances / government acts & responses / health & safety by Emily Schellin

Prevent Type 2 Diabetes — White House Announces Plan For Medicare Cap On Insulin 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 […]

White House Announces Plan For Medicare Cap On Insulin

June 2, 2020 in Medicare tagged diabetes / government acts & responses / medicare / Medicare Advantage / Medicare Costs by Jenny McCann

Will there be another round of stimulus checks? There is a lot of talk about whether there not be a fourth stimulus package and more stimulus checks. Both sides feel that we need to do something. However, they are not really sure quite yet what they want to do. There […]

Will there be another round of stimulus checks?

May 21, 2020 in life / Medicare tagged COVID-19 / finances / government acts & responses by Micah Boulter

social security office closed — All Social Security Offices Temporarily Closed As of March 17, 2020 all Social Security (SSA) offices are temporarily closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. President Trump has extended the Coronavirus Guidelines for America through April 30. The decision came in an effort to protect the population the Social Security offices […]

All Social Security Offices Temporarily Closed

April 13, 2020 in Medicare tagged COVID-19 / government acts & responses / Social Security by Jenny McCann

Coronavirus vs Flu — How does the New Coronavirus Compare With the Flu? How does the New Coronavirus Compare With the Flu? According to the World Health Organization (WHO) the most frequent symptoms of the coronavirus are fever, dry cough, fatigue, and shortness of breath – symptoms that also happen to show up with […]

How does the New Coronavirus Compare With the Flu?

April 3, 2020 in Medicare tagged COVID-19 / government acts & responses / health & safety by Jenny McCann