By Fred Schulte A Humana Inc. health plan for seniors in Florida improperly collected nearly $200 million in 2015 by overstating how sick some patients were, according to a new federal audit, which seeks to claw back the money. The Health and Human Services Office of Inspector…
Read More Humana Health Plan Overcharged Medicare by Nearly $200 Million, Federal Audit Finds
By Steven Findlay TAMPA, Fla. – Robin Hauser, a pediatrician in Tampa, Fla., got covid in February. What separates her from the vast majority of the tens of millions of other Americans who have come down with the virus is this: She got sick seven weeks…
Read More The Shock and Reality of Catching Covid After Being VaccinatedEleanor Bartow People do not want to acknowledge Dr. Anthony Fauci’s possible role in contributing to the outbreak of COVID-19, according to a Washington Post columnist. “People don’t want to think about the fact that our hero of the pandemic Dr. Fauci might also have…
Read More ‘Godfather Of Gain Of Function’ WaPo Columnist Lays Out Fauci’s Possible Role In Wuhan Lab
In all seven states in which Publix operates, the company’s online reservation system will remain continuously open to book available appointments to receive the Moderna COVID-19 vaccination as long as they continue to receive vaccine doses and barring unforeseen circumstances. Publix says that customers no…
Read More Publix Multi-State COVID-19 Vaccination Online Reservation System To Remain Open
POLK COUNTY, Fla. – The Florida Department of Health in Polk County, in partnership with Polk County Board of County Commissioners, will be closing Polk County’s COVID-19 vaccine portal on Sunday, April 18th at 11:59 p.m. The call center will remain open until Friday, April…
Read More Polk County To Close Vaccine Portal, Lakeland Regional Health To Take Over Scheduling
By Harris Meyer Chuck Peterson of Omaha, Nebraska, recently experienced a swollen, painful knuckle caused by arthritis. He got a prescription for colchicine. Doctors have used the drug for treating gout and other rheumatic conditions for well over two centuries. When Peterson went to the pharmacy,…
Read More The FDA Seeks a New Way To Review Old Drugs Without Causing Prices To Soar
As of April 12, more than 6.8 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson (Janssen ) vaccine have been administered in the U.S. CDC and FDA are reviewing data involving six reported U.S. cases of a rare and severe type of blood clot in individuals…
Read More Joint CDC and FDA Statement on Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine
Thomas Catenacci Montana banned vaccine passports, prohibiting state agencies and businesses from requiring citizens to show proof of a vaccination before providing any service. The vaccine passport ban was put in place to protect Montana citizens’ liberty and privacy rights, according to the executive order signed by Republican Gov. Greg…
Read More Montana Becomes Latest State To Ban Vaccine Passports
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. – There are still many appointments available for first doses of the COVID-19 coronavirus vaccinations to be dispensed free of charge this week at Hillsborough County public vaccination sites. This includes the newest location: Plant City Stadium, 1810 S. Park Road in…
Read More County Vaccination Sites, Including Plant City Stadium, Have Many Appointments Available
TEMPLE TERRACE, Fla. – The City of Temple Terrace will host a mobile vaccine unit administering the one-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine at no charge to all eligible Florida residents 18 years of age and older on Tuesday, April 6, from 10 am to 6…
Read More Temple Terrace Offering One-Shot J&J Vaccine Tuesday, Ages 18+