Hospice organizations have had to redeploy workers to cover staffing gaps, offer overtime, bring in costly contingent help and even turn patients away during the pandemic.

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The new money would be to purchase vaccines, treatments and tests, which the administration says are running low.

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The deal will help Intelligent Medical Objects continue to grow as more hospitals and health providers turn to software to help them do their jobs, the companies say.

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Private insurers and Affordable Care Act marketplaces will do the heavy lifting to ensure the nearly 78 million Americans enrolled in the nation's largest public health insurance program maintain continuity of coverage at the end of the pandemic.

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What will happen to the community trust that has been built up when the federal COVID money runs out and the workers disappear? 

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Some states are expanding pharmacists’ work to include directly prescribing drugs for customers who seek some routine, point-of-care tests, such as those for flu or strep throat. But doctor groups oppose the move.

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Transitions don't bode well for the complex U.S. healthcare system, with its mix of private and government insurance and its labyrinth of policies and procedures.

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The omicron surge pushed Walgreens' sales higher. Most of its revenue comes from its pharmacies, where many Americans received COVID-19 vaccines.

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What will it take to jolt the world into action against climate change? By dragging us to places that nonfiction can’t, the emerging genre of climate fiction is showing us what it will look and feel like to live — and suffer — on a scorching, atmospherically violent planet.

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Modern Healthcare Senior Hospital Operations Reporter Alex Kacik and Rules and Regulations Reporter Maya Goldman talk about rural healthcare.

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