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AMA said the new recommendations are confusing and potentially risk further spread of the virus.
The deal will allow for increased access to behavioral healthcare at a time when many are struggling, Centene says.
Aside from COVID-19 tests, spending for all other tests as a group decreased by about $1.2 billion in 2020, a 15.9% dip from 2019.
The new option will help states integrate mobile crisis-intervention services into their Medicaid programs, administration says.
Existing pre-pandemic racial and ethnic disparities in hospital mortality widened during the pandemic, research has found.
HHS attributes this number to the American Rescue Plan, saying it has made coverage more affordable and accessible.
The treatment has been cleared for anyone 12 years old and older who is at high risk for severe COVID-19, including hospitalization and death.
When unvaccinated adults are asked what would convince them to get a COVID-19 vaccine, half say nothing.
The court is establishing the precedent that states may make their own decisions on mandating the COVID-19 vaccine for certain groups.
In 2020, overdose deaths increased more than 30%, leading to more than 93,000 deaths, driven by fentanyl, methamphetamine and cocaine.