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WASHINGTON, DC - A federal commission tasked with figuring out the best way to improve care in nursing homes during the coronavirus pandemic called on CMS to be a leader and make changes to improve safety for residents and staff.

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WASHINGTON, DC - A drug company says that partial results from a study testing an antibody drug give hints that it may help keep mild to moderately ill COVID-19 patients from needing to be hospitalized, a goal no current coronavirus medicine has been able to meet.

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WASHINGTON, DC - An attorney representing the National Association of Community Health Centers said the group is considering suing HHS if the agency doesn't discipline drugmakers restricting 340B drug discounts by Oct. 1.

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WASHINGTON, DC - The American Hospital Association wants a federal appeals court to revisit a July decision upholding HHS' cuts to the 340B drug discount program, according to a court filing Tuesday.

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CHARLESTON, WV - Covid-19 cases continued building at an accelerated rate around West Virginia on Tuesday with 220 new confirmed infections , according to the Department of Health and Human Resources, bending the sate’s daily positive testing meter to 5.61 percent.

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WASHINGTON, DC - Researchers believe they have found evidence that the novel coronavirus may have been circulating in the US as early as late December, about a month before the current timeline from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows.

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WASHINGTON, DC - COVID-19 relief legislation that lets providers in some cases set their own prices on COVID tests has resulted in charges as high as $14,750, a new study finds.

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