Category Archives: COVID-19
Flu Season Is Upon Us
September 17, 2020
As the leaves on the trees are changing color, and the kids are getting back into the swing of the new and altered school year, there is one thing that remains constant. The risk of contracting the flu remains the …
Racial Disparities in COVID-19–Related Deaths Exist Beyond Income Differences in Large U.S. Cities
August 7, 2020
While data and news reports show that Black and Hispanic communities are disproportionately affected by the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, the role that neighborhood income plays in COVID-19 deaths is less clear. New analyses by a team of researchers …
Senators Cassidy and Carper Call for Medicare to Cover Obesity Drugs Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
July 10, 2020
Also Requests Expanded Coverage of Behavioral Therapy Washington, D.C. — July 9, 2020 U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and Thomas Carper (D-Del.) are calling on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to lift regulations that deny insurance coverage …