Headline News Archive
2021
May
17
- Cadena de hospitales demandó a 19 mil pacientes durante la pandemia. Una de las mayores cadenas de hospitales de EE.UU., Community Health Systems (CHS), ha presentado unas 19.000 demandas contra pacientes por facturas impagadas durante la
14
- California podría ser el primer estado que permita agregar a los padres adultos a los planes de salud. Cuando la madre de Laura Chávez, de 74 años, necesitó realizarse una cirugía ocular, el mes pasado, su hija
10
- Reopening plans and mask mandates for all 50 states. All across the country, mask mandates are easing, restrictions are lifting and many states have gone back to business as usual. It appears much of
- Use this simple system to organize medical reimbursements. Health insurance coverage is confusing. You may only be reimbursed a fraction of your out-of-pocket costs, and filing for reimbursements is monotonous work. But if
07
- Therapy on aisle 7: Pharmacies enter the mental health market. Since January CVS has added licensed clinical social workers trained in cognitive behavioral therapy to 13 locations in the Houston, Philadelphia and Tampa metro areas. The
05
- What to know about the surge in state antiabortion bills. In Oklahoma and Idaho, state lawmakers just banned most abortions at the first sign of a fetal heartbeat. In Montana, providers can no longer perform
- What Americans should know about COVID testing during travel. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has said fully vaccinated people can travel with less risk to their health and don’t need
- Employers must prepare for Covid’s mental health fallout. Companies are slowly calling staff back to the office. They bring with them the emotional scars of a year filled with fear, isolation and
04
- MDMA reaches next step toward approval for PTSD treatment. In an important step toward medical approval, MDMA, the illegal drug popularly known as Ecstasy or Molly, was shown to bring relief to those suffering
- FDA appears poised to authorize vaccine for adolescents. The Food and Drug Administration is expected by next week to grant expanded emergency use authorization to allow children as young as 12 to receive the
03
- The robot surgeon will see you now. Using many of the same technologies that underpin self-driving cars, autonomous drones and warehouse robots, researchers are working to automate surgical
April
26
- Number of young people hospitalized with Covid-19 up since March. Public health experts say the outbreak—driven by the B.1.1.7 variant of the virus, which is more contagious and more severe—is spreading
23
- Un error está provocando que miles de personas que solicitaron los beneficios por desempleo están perdiendo las prestaciones en 33 estados. La pandemia del COVID-19 ha provocado niveles históricos de desempleo. Un nuevo estudio ha descubierto que algunos indicadores como el...
19
- Coronavirus vaccination cards a target of scams. Officials warn that falsefied cards could endanger lives and undermine efforts to end the pandemic.
- All about your coronavirus vaccine card (and what to do if it's lost). There are various ways to document that you received a coronavirus vaccine. Some people have snapped selfies proudly displaying the Band-Aid on their upper arm.
- Dragging the family to get a COVID-19 vaccine, one arm at a time. Vaccine hunters are the unofficial heroes of the coronavirus age. Wielding smartphones and tablets, PCs and Macs, these internet wranglers blast through barriers that stand
17
- El seguro de salud COBRA es gratuito durante seis meses en virtud de la ley de desgravación COVID. ¿Tiene derecho a ello?. Los estadounidenses que hayan perdido un empleo en los últimos 18 meses podrán permanecer o unirse al plan de salud de su antiguo
16
- Annual vaccine booster shots may be needed. Vaccinated individuals in the United States and elsewhere may need booster shots and annual inoculations to maintain protection against covid-19 and emerging variants, according to
15
- Indigentes en EEUU pueden al fin vacunarse contra COVID-19. Los indigentes de Estados Unidos, que se han quedado fuera de las lista de vacunación prioritaria contra el coronavirus o quedaron a un
13
- U.S. calls for pause on J&J vaccine after clotting cases. The Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control will stop using the vaccine at federal sites and urge states to do so
- EEUU: Seguros médicos darían mayores rebajas por pandemia. Los clientes de seguros de gastos médicos en Estados Unidos pudieran recibir descuentos en sus primas más altos de lo usual
09
- The $50 billion race to save America’s renters from eviction. With judges ruling against a federal eviction ban, pressure mounts on the Biden administration to distribute billions in aid to renters.
- Employee benefits in the post-vaccine world are changing. Metro and parking subsidies may not make as much sense for employers with a remote workforce, but subsidies for cellphones and office equipment might.
08
- Online scammers have a new offer for you: Vaccine cards. Sellers listed them for $20 to $60 each, with a discount on bundles of three or more. Laminated ones cost extra. All were forgeries or falsified copies
05
- Online scammers traffic in fake COVID vaccination cards. Fraudulent COVID-19 vaccination cards are being sold online, and authorities have warned individuals not to buy or make one — which is illegal. The FBI
Quick Menu
Support Consumer Action
Join Our Email List
Insurance Menu
Help Desk
- Help Desk
- Submit Your Complaints
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Links to Consumer Resources
- Consumer Services Guide (CSG)
- Alerts