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Smaller U.S. providers and community health care centers fight to stay afloat after Change Healthcare hack

Wed, 2024-03-27 10:23 — mike kraft

Hack poses financial problems for community health centers - Roll Call In the aftermath of the Change Healthcare hack, small providers and community health centers are struggling to pay their bills. Jessica Wehrman Roll Call

Community health centers and organizations that primarily serve low-income people are being disproportionately hurt by the biggest hack in health care history, which has disrupted payments for thousands of health care providers for a month now.

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Children with COVID but asymptomatic play key role in household spread --study

Tue, 2024-03-26 20:12 — mike kraft

Study: Kids with COVID but no symptoms play key role in household spread A study today in Clinical Infectious Diseases conducted across 12 tertiary care pediatric hospitals in Canada and the United States shows that asymptomatic children with COVID-19, especially preschoolers, contribute significantly to household transmission. CIDRAP

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The researchers discovered that 10.6% of exposed household contacts developed symptomatic illness within 14 days of exposure to asymptomatic test-positive children, a rate higher than expected.

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Moderna says new Covid vaccine showed stronger immune response than current version --study

Tue, 2024-03-26 20:06 — mike kraft

Moderna says new Covid vaccine showed stronger immune response than current shot in study Moderna's new shot offers the potential of a longer shelf life and is one component of its combination vaccine targeting Covid and the flu. Annika Kim Constantino CNBC

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Colorado is leader in effort by some states to lower drug prices without waiting for federal government

Tue, 2024-03-26 10:32 — mike kraft

This State Isn’t Waiting for Biden To Negotiate Drug Prices - KFF Health News As the federal government negotiates with drugmakers to lower the price of 10 expensive drugs for Medicare patients, impatient legislators in some states are trying to go even further. Leading the pack is Colorado, where a new Prescription Drug Affordability Review Board is set to recommend an “upper payment limit” for drugs it deems unaffordable. In late […] khnerich KFF Health News

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U.S. FDA approves COVID preventive Pemgarda for immunocompromised persons

Tue, 2024-03-26 10:08 — mike kraft

FDA OKs Invivyd's COVID preventive Pemgarda for emergency use The pre-exposure treatment is indicated for adolescents and adults with moderate-to-severe immunocompromising conditions. CIDRAP

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on March 22 granted emergency use authorization (EUA) for Invivyd's monoclonal antibody to prevent COVID-19 in immunocompromised patients, which fills a gap following the withdrawal of Evusheld in January 2023.

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Measles cases surge in the U.S.; health experts plead for more vaccinations

Tue, 2024-03-26 10:00 — mike kraft

US sees surge in measles cases as health experts plead for more vaccinations This year’s total tally has now outpaced last year’s numbers, with 64 confirmed cases in 17 states so far, compared with 58 in 2023 The Guardian

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A look at how generation Z started charities duriung the COVID-19 Pandemic

Mon, 2024-03-25 11:46 — mike kraft

Stuck at home during COVID-19, Gen Z started charities Nothing has spurred the entrepreneurial spirit of Gen Z quite like the COVID-19 pandemic and that extends to launching nonprofits. AP News

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Paxlovid outperforms molnupiravir against severe COVID-19 outcomes --study

Mon, 2024-03-25 10:16 — mike kraft

New data show Paxlovid outperforms molnupiravir against severe COVID-19 outcomes A large study yesterday in the International Journal of Infectious Diseases shows that, if prescribed within 5 days of confirmed infection, Paxlovid (nirmatrelvir-ritonavir) is more effective in protecting against all-cause mortality and severe COVID-19 in adults than is molnupiravir, another antiviral drug. CIDRAP

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Major health provisions fail to make cut in just-passed U.S. government funding bill.

Mon, 2024-03-25 10:05 — mike kraft

Major health bills fail to make cut amid competing priorities Major bipartisan health bills, including changes to the pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) industry and hospital payment reforms, were excluded from the $1.2 trillion government funding bill after memb… colinmeyn The Hill

Major bipartisan health bills, including changes to the pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) industry and hospital payment reforms, were excluded from the $1.2 trillion government funding bill after members failed to come to a last-minute agreement.

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