Author: Scott Welch
Will temperature checks of employees make workplaces safe?
Despite having the most serious coronavirus outbreak in California, Los Angeles County on Friday was given the go-ahead to reopen restaurants for in-person dining, and resume services at barbershops and hair salons in the biggest test of whether the state can reopen the economy without causing COVID-19 to spread more rapidly.
As massive protests over the death of George Floyd spread across the country, concerns are being raised over possible coronavirus transmission given close contact.
The region’s wealthiest health care providers are pulling in hundreds of millions of dollars in coronavirus emergency funds from the federal government while struggling hospitals are getting just a fraction of the relief.
The first-quarter 2020 earnings of publicly traded U.S. health insurance companies show that the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has been less severe than anticipated, according to a new AM Best commentary.
House Democrats' massive pandemic relief bill would cost nearly $3.5 trillion, according to an official estimate, dwarfing the previous record-setting March package aimed at preserving the coronavirus-battered U.S. economy.
As the novel coronavirus tore through Italy and then New York in March, California, anticipating a deadly surge in cases, ordered hospitals to shut down routine procedures and called in thousands of health care workers to help patients.
Hundreds of Mexicans and Americans who live south of the border enter southern California’s hospitals every day.
Nevada’s state-run health insurance marketplace added more than 6,000 people during a two-month window for those who lacked coverage but had not signed up during open enrollment last fall, officials said Tuesday.
More of Nevada’s daily routines will return Friday, with limits, as Gov. Steve Sisolak announced Tuesday night the further easing of COVID-19 restrictions, including gatherings for church services and the reopening of more businesses, such as bars and health facilities.