Reopening Dental Offices For Routine Care Amid Pandemic Touches A Nerve

Tom Peeling wanted his teeth cleaned and wasn’t going to let the coronavirus pandemic get in the way.

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Hospitals Face An Uncertain Financial Future

When it comes to keeping Wilmington Health afloat, every option is on the table. CEO Jeff James said he might eventually need to sell the North Carolina multispecialty practice’s properties and lease them back. Worst-case scenario: He might eventually need to sell the practice.

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Nevada Health Link Special Enrollment Ending May 15

The Exceptional Circumstance Open Enrollment Period announced in March by the Silver State Health Insurance Exchange expires Friday, and Nevadans who need health insurance are urged to enroll in a qualified health plan through Nevada Health Link, the online health insurance marketplace operated by the exchange.

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New Nevada Unemployment Head Talks Delays, Gig Worker Benefits

Record-breaking jobless claims coupled with frustrated Nevadans and an outdated operating system were just some of the issues Heather Korbulic inherited her first week serving as interim director of the Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation.

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PwC Survey: Majority Of Consumers Planning To Spend Less On Their Healthcare

A new survey found that a majority of consumers are expected to spend less on healthcare visits or prescription drugs due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Providers, Payers Try To Convince Supreme Court To Not Strike Down ACA

Provider and payer groups told the Supreme Court that invalidating the Affordable Care Act (ACA) would completely wreck a healthcare system already under stress by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Coronavirus Drives Health Insurers Back To Obamacare

Health insurers fled the Affordable Care Act in the early years of the law, fearing that losses from covering too many sick people would eat away at their profits.

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False Negatives Raise More Questions About Virus Testing Accuracy

New research is raising more questions about tests used around the U.S. to diagnose Covid-19 patients, with some of the tests producing a surprisingly high rate of false negatives that incorrectly show a person isn’t infected.

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Lost Health Insurance? COBRA’s An Option, But It Isn’t Cheap

More than 33 million Americans have filed for unemployment benefits since mid-March, more than one in five workers who had a job before the pandemic.

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More Than 20M Of Newly Unemployed Could Qualify For ACA Tax Credits

As unemployment continues to skyrocket due to COVID-19, a new analysis shows that more than 20 million people losing job-based insurance could get a tax credit on the Affordable Care Act’s insurance exchanges.

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