Mental Health Hotline Ready To Launch In Nevada, US

On Saturday, Nevada and the rest of the country will officially launch a three-digit phone number connecting trained personnel with people who are suicidal or experiencing another type of mental-health crisis.

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California’s Public Health Tax Is Dead for the Year

A ballot initiative that would have raised taxes on California millionaires and billionaires to fund public health programs and pandemic prevention is dead — at least for this year.

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Manchin Agrees To 2-Year Extension For ACA Subsidy Boost In Drug Prices Deal: Report

Manchin has told Senate leadership that he will support the extension as part of a narrow spending bill aimed at lowering drug prices, according to a report in Politico. The development comes as the healthcare industry has been imploring Congress to extend the enhanced subsidies that will expire after this year.

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People Are Getting COVID Again And Again… And Again. Is This The New Normal?

While doctors agree it’s unlikely people will get infected twice with the same variant, it’s probable over the long term that new COVID variants could infect people again due to the lightning-speed evolution of the novel coronavirus.

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Comic-Con Issues A Mask Mandate, Not The Costume Kind, For Event In San Diego.

Comic-Con International, which considers itself the oldest pop-culture convention in the world, is returning to San Diego for its first major in-person event since before the coronavirus pandemic began, and masks will be mandatory.

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Gavin Newsom Says California Has ‘Universal Access To Health Coverage’

Is California Gov. Gavin Newsom exaggerating when he says Golden State residents now will have “universal access to health coverage” as a result of a budget deal that will open Medi-Cal to 700,000 undocumented immigrants ages 26 to 49?

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Using Data To Better Understand Employees’ Benefits Priorities

While many workers are quitting their jobs, most are actually switching jobs. Employers in all sectors are working to meet demand and fill vacancies, but this competitive labor market can present opportunities for strategic leaders. Forward-thinking employers use data to understand the benefits priorities of their employees and candidates and craft a competitive recruitment and retention plan. Survey ...

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Most U.S. Small Businesses Worry Recession is Coming

Some 93% of small business owners are worried that the United States will enter a recession in the next six months, a survey released by Goldman Sachs showed on Wednesday, with a majority of firms saying the country was headed in the wrong direction. In the same survey a year ago, with increased vaccinations promising ...

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COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Extended In The US

The Biden administration on Friday extended the Covid-19 public health emergency for another three months. US Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra officially renewed the declaration, extending it through October 13, 2022. The emergency declaration has been in place since January 2020, and the latest renewal comes as the Omicron offshoot BA.5, ...

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63% of Medicare Beneficiaries Paid Full Generic Drugs Cost in 2020

A new study found that more Medicare Part D beneficiaries paid the entire generic drug cost at least once in 2020 compared to 2017.

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