CMS Loosens Medicaid Managed Care Requirements
A final rule issued by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services relaxes Obama-era regulations on Medicaid managed care providers.
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‘A Mask Is Not A Political Statement’: Biden Pushes More Mandates
While the president-elect called news of Pfizer's vaccine efficacy a "cause for hope," Joe Biden says Americans can not relax efforts to combat viral spread and implores more to mask up and keep social distancing.
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Future Of Health Law Hinges On Today’s Supreme Court Arguments
Republican state officials and the Trump administration will argue that the justices should overturn the entire Affordable Care Act, which could upend health insurance coverage for 23 million Americans.
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First Antibody Treatment Gets FDA Emergency Approval
Eli Lilly's bamlanivimab is similar to the treatment President Trump received and may possibly keep people at high risk out of the hospital.
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Dire Records: 100,000 US Cases For Seven Straight Days; 59,000 In Hospital
And even as the U.S. passes the 10 million case mark since the beginning of the pandemic, the national testing system is still spotty with tests sitting unused.
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Biden Focuses First Transition Work On Pandemic’s Looming ‘Dark Winter’
President-elect Joe Biden named members of his coronavirus task force and pleaded with Americans to mask up: “We could save tens of thousands of lives if everyone would just wear a mask for the next few months. Not Democratic or Republican lives, American lives."
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Pfizer’s Successful COVID Vaccine Might Be Available Next Month
But the vaccine’s complex and super-cold storage requirements — it needs to be kept at minus 70 degrees Celsius (-94 F) or below — are an obstacle for even the most sophisticated hospitals in the United States and may affect when and where it is available in rural or poor areas.
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First Edition: Nov. 10, 2020
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
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Viewpoints: Where’s A COVID Plan During White House Transition?; States Know How To Preserve Life, Liberty
Opinion writers weigh in on these pandemic topics and others.
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Air Force Teams Deploy To El Paso; NYC Relies On Testing, Tracing
News is from Texas, New York, Maryland, Wisconsin, Louisiana, Utah, Iowa, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania.
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Different Takes: Party Outside Even When It’s Cold; Worry Less About Reinfection
Opinion writers weigh in on these public health and mental health issues.
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As COVID Surges, McDonald’s, Starbucks Say They Won’t Shut Dining Rooms Across The Board
Instead, restaurant chains say they're honing safety plans to still serve customers inside where possible. In other public health news: lowering your COVID risk during holiday travel, teleworking lowers infection rates and more.
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Utah Governor Issues Statewide Mask Mandate ‘For The Foreseeable Future’
After resisting for months, Utah Gov. Gary Herbert issued the mask mandate on Sunday, alongside other new restrictions aimed at batting back the state's recent rise in COVID-19 infections. "These changes are not shutting down our economy, but are absolutely necessary to save lives and hospital capacity," Herbert said.
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Alabama Teachers’ Group Says Doctors Are Ignoring Quarantine Guidelines
The Alabama Education Association said doctors are writing notes allowing students to return to class too early. News is on bringing back retired workers to help in Indiana hospitals, telehealth, health care jobs reports, and more.
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In Rebuke Of FDA, Panel Of Experts Refuses To Endorse Alzheimer’s Drug
The Food and Drug Administration had given aducanumab a glowing appraisal. However, 10 of the 11 panelists voted that the data provided by Biogen’s one positive study was not enough to demonstrate that the drug could slow cognitive decline. The other panelist voted “uncertain,” Stat reports.
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Jeopardy Host Alex Trebek Loses Battle With Cancer
Pancreatic cancer has also taken the lives of John Lewis and Ruth Bader Ginsburg this year. News is on Al Roker's diagnosis and how the sports world is responding to the pandemic, as well.
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HHS, Regeneron Release Details Of Operation Warp Speed Contracts
The newly released contracts, disclosed as the nation was preoccupied with the election, include the program's $1 billion agreement with Johnson & Johnson and $450 million contract with Regeneron. The agreements appear to lack some customary protections against potential future price-gouging.
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Medicare Part B Premiums Going Up
The monthly premium for outpatient care will go up by $3.90 next year to $148.50. The increase will claim a significant slice of retirees' Social Security cost-of-living adjustment; it works out to nearly 20% of the average retired worker’s COLA of $20 a month next year, the AP reports.
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Inauguration Committee Planning ‘Outside Full-Scale’ Ceremony
But the state of the pandemic, and input of the Biden transition team, will likely alter the traditional swearing-in event, parade and balls.
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Trump’s Handling Of COVID Crisis Played Large Role In His Loss
President Donald Trump has not conceded the race and vows to continue fighting the outcome in court.
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