NewsScan
A Daily Summary of Healthcare and Business News
08/03/2020 - WV Metro News By: Jeff Jenkins
CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Gov. Jim Justice directed state resources to a pair of southern West Virginia hospitals Saturday evening following separate outbreaks of COVID-19 cases.
A subscription may be necessary to view this article.
08/03/2020 - The Intelligencer: Wheeling News-Register By: Joselyn King
WHEELING, W.Va. - WVU Medicine acknowledged Friday it is working with Wheeling Hospital to “expand” it role at the medical facility.
A subscription may be necessary to view this article.
08/03/2020 - Modern Healthcare By: Halee Fischer-Wright
WASHINGTON, D.C. - It’s almost paradoxical that healthcare has been one of the hardest hit industries within the U.S. during the global COVID-19 pandemic.
A subscription may be necessary to view this article.
07/31/2020 - The Associated Press
WASHINGTON, DC - A big study to help Medicare officials decide whether to start covering brain scans to check for Alzheimer's disease missed its goals for curbing healthcare costs, calling into question whether the pricey tests are worth it.
A subscription may be necessary to view this article.
07/31/2020 - The Associated Press
WASHINGTON, DC - As the world races to find a vaccine and a treatment for COVID-19, there is seemingly no antidote in sight for the burgeoning outbreak of coronavirus conspiracy theories, hoaxes, anti-mask myths and sham cures.
A subscription may be necessary to view this article.
07/31/2020 - Modern Healthcare by: Rachel Cohrs
WASHINGTON, DC - Advocates of protecting consumers from surprise medical bills using a market-based payment benchmark are pushing to include their fix in the next COVID-19 relief package, but they face significant hurdles.
A subscription may be necessary to view this article.
07/31/2020 - MetroNews by: Brad McElhinny
PRINCETON, WV - A nursing home in Mercer County is reporting an alarming uptick in confirmed coronavirus cases.
A subscription may be necessary to view this article.