California Health Care Workers To Get Bonuses Of Up To $1,500 Through Newsom’s Budget Deal

Taxypayer-funded retention bonuses are indeed coming to California’s frontline health care workers after Gov. Gavin Newsom and legislative leaders reached a budget deal Monday setting aside money to thank medical professionals who have worked through the COVID-19 pandemic. Full-time workers stand to get the biggest potential payments, up to $1,500: up to $1,000 from the ...

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Expiration Of Healthcare Subsidies Will Have Domino Effect, Leading To Higher Prices And Increased Medical Debt

The COVID-19 pandemic forced the United States to cope with a health insurance crisis it didn’t anticipate. Congress and the Biden administration responded by enacting policies to expand access to subsidized private health plans sold through Affordable Care Act exchanges.

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COVID-19 Hospitalizations Increasing In Southern Nevada

The number of patients hospitalized with confirmed or suspected cases of COVID-19 in the county increased to 351 from last week’s 276, according to data released Wednesday by the Nevada Department of Health and Human Services. Statewide, there were 410 hospitalizations.

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Here’s How Nevada OSHA Is Protecting Workers From Heat This Summer

With summer officially underway, the Nevada Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) say it might be a good idea for employers to familiarize themselves with the new OSHA heat illness standards.

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Health Systems Want Government Help Fighting Off The Hackers

From January through June, the Office of Civil Rights tallied 256 hacks and information breaches, up from 149 for the same period a year ago. It’s a continuing trend from last year: Cybersecurity outfit Sophos reports that in 2021, attacks on health systems were up 66 percent over 2020.

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Senators Unroll Bipartisan Plan To Curb Insulin Prices

Top senators unveiled a bipartisan bill Wednesday that aims to curb the high cost of insulin, a lifesaving drug that some Americans have struggled to pay for as prices of the medicine have soared. The legislation from Sens. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) is the product of months of work to forge a compromise. But ...

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