President Joe Biden said that ending cancer was a bipartisan issue during his joint address to Congress on Wednesday. “I can think of no more worthy investment. I know of nothing that is more bipartisan,” Biden said. “So let’s end cancer as we know it. It’s within our power to do it.” BIDEN STRIKES OPTIMISTIC… Read More: ‘I know of nothing that is more bipartisan’ than curing… »
Dive Brief: A new report in Health Affairs seeks to measure the financial impact surprise medical bills had on adult patients with private health insurance between 2001 and 2016. Researchers found that ER doctors retained a larger share of what they initially charged, or what is considered the sticker price, when patients were unexpectedly out-of-network… Read More: Patients hit with surprise medical bills paid ER docs 10… »
Michigan’s governor has renewed her call for additional vaccine supply from the Biden administration to combat the state’s surging coronavirus cases, but federal officials have instead said the focus should be on implementing restrictions to stop the spread. On Monday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)’s Dr. Rochelle Walensky said the state’s strategy… Read More: Michigan coronavirus strategy should focus on restrictions, not more vaccine… »
Meanwhile, in the latest daily figures, the government said that a further 4,479 people had tested positive for coronavirus and another 51 people had died within 28 days of a positive test. Although that latter figure is slightly up on the previous day, it is lower than the 63 announced last Thursday. BBC News –… Read More: Long Covid: More than a million affected in February, survey… »