Census: Relief programs staved off hardship in COVID crash

WASHINGTON (AP) — Massive government relief passed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic moved millions of Americans out of poverty last year, even as the official poverty rate increased slightly, the Census Bureau reported Tuesday.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Census: Relief programs staved off hardship in COVID crash

WASHINGTON (AP) — Massive government relief passed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic moved millions of Americans out of poverty last year, even as the official poverty rate increased slightly, the Census Bureau reported Tuesday.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Census: Relief payments staved off hardship in COVID crash

WASHINGTON (AP) — The share of Americans living in poverty rose slightly as the COVID-19 pandemic shook the economy last year, but massive relief payments pumped out by Congress eased hardship for many, the Census Bureau reported Tuesday.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Questioning a catchphrase: 'Pandemic of the unvaccinated'

WASHINGTON (AP) — This summer’s coronavirus resurgence has been labeled a “pandemic of the unvaccinated” by government officials from President Joe Biden on down.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Questioning a catchphrase: 'Pandemic of the unvaccinated'

WASHINGTON (AP) — This summer’s coronavirus resurgence has been labeled a “pandemic of the unvaccinated” by government officials from President Joe Biden on down.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

COVID recession pushed Social Security insolvency up a year

WASHINGTON (AP) — The sharp shock of the coronavirus recession pushed Social Security a year closer to insolvency but left Medicare’s exhaustion date unchanged, the government reported Tuesday in a counterintuitive assessment that deepens the uncertainty around the nation's bedrock retirement programs.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Questioning a catchphrase: 'Pandemic of the unvaccinated'

WASHINGTON (AP) — This summer’s coronavirus resurgence has been labeled a “pandemic of the unvaccinated” by government officials from President Joe Biden on down.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

COVID recession pushed Social Security insolvency up a year

WASHINGTON (AP) — The sharp shock of the coronavirus recession pushed Social Security a year closer to insolvency but left Medicare’s exhaustion date unchanged, the government reported Tuesday in a counterintuitive assessment that deepens the uncertainty around the nation's bedrock retirement programs.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Questioning a catchphrase: 'Pandemic of the unvaccinated'

WASHINGTON (AP) — This summer’s coronavirus resurgence has been labeled a “pandemic of the unvaccinated” by government officials from President Joe Biden on down.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

COVID recession pushed Social Security insolvency up a year

WASHINGTON (AP) — The sharp shock of the coronavirus recession pushed Social Security a year closer to insolvency but left Medicare’s exhaustion date unchanged, the government reported Tuesday in a counterintuitive assessment that deepens the uncertainty around the nation's bedrock retirement programs.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

A sound bite reexamined: 'Pandemic of the unvaccinated'

WASHINGTON (AP) — This summer’s coronavirus resurgence has been labeled a “pandemic of the unvaccinated” by government officials from President Joe Biden on down.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

A sound bite reexamined: 'pandemic of the unvaccinated'

WASHINGTON (AP) — This summer’s coronavirus resurgence has been labeled a “pandemic of the unvaccinated” by government officials from President Joe Biden on down.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

COVID recession pushed Social Security insolvency up a year

WASHINGTON (AP) — The sharp shock of the coronavirus recession pushed Social Security a year closer to insolvency but left Medicare’s exhaustion date unchanged, the government reported Tuesday in a counterintuitive assessment that deepens the uncertainty around the nation's bedrock retirement programs.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Mental health clinics angle for a spot in Biden budget bill

WASHINGTON (AP) —

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Mental health clinics angle for a spot in Biden budget bill

WASHINGTON (AP) —

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Biden made 'Obamacare' cheaper, now sign-up deadline is here

WASHINGTON (AP) — With the Obama health care law undergoing a revival under President Joe Biden, this Sunday is the deadline for consumers to take advantage of a special sign-up period for private coverage made more affordable by his COVID-19 relief law.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Mental health clinics angle for a spot in Biden budget bill

WASHINGTON (AP) —

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Mental health clinics angle for a spot in Biden budget bill

WASHINGTON (AP) —

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Biden made 'Obamacare' cheaper, now sign-up deadline is here

WASHINGTON (AP) — With the Obama health care law undergoing a revival under President Joe Biden, this Sunday is the deadline for consumers to take advantage of a special sign-up period for private coverage made more affordable by his COVID-19 relief law.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

HHS joins vaccine trend, orders shots for its health workers

WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal Health and Human Services Department is requiring employees who provide care or services for patients to get their COVID-19 shots, officials announced Thursday.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Biden made 'Obamacare' cheaper, now sign-up deadline is here

WASHINGTON (AP) — With the Obama health care law undergoing a revival under President Joe Biden, this Sunday is the deadline for consumers to take advantage of a special sign-up period for private coverage made more affordable by his COVID-19 relief law.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

HHS joins vaccine trend, orders shots for its health workers

WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal Health and Human Services Department is requiring employees who provide care or services for patients to get their COVID-19 shots, officials announced Thursday.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Biden made 'Obamacare' cheaper, now sign-up deadline is here

WASHINGTON (AP) — With the Obama health care law undergoing a revival under President Joe Biden, this Sunday is the deadline for consumers to take advantage of a special sign-up period for private coverage made more affordable by his COVID-19 relief law.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

HHS joins vaccine trend, orders shots for its health workers

WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal Health and Human Services Department is requiring employees who provide care or services for patients to get their COVID-19 shots, officials announced Thursday.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

HHS joins vaccine trend, orders shots for its health workers

WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal Health and Human Services Department is requiring employees who provide care or services for patients to get their COVID-19 shots, officials announced Thursday.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Analysis: Delta variant upends politicians' COVID calculus

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s administration drew up a strategy to contain one coronavirus strain, then another showed up that’s much more contagious.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Analysis: Delta variant upends politicians' COVID calculus

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s administration drew up a strategy to contain one coronavirus strain, then another showed up that’s much more contagious.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Analysis: Delta variant upends politicians' COVID calculus

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s administration drew up a strategy to contain one coronavirus strain, then another showed up that’s much more contagious.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Analysis: Delta variant upends politicians' COVID calculus

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s administration drew up a strategy to contain one coronavirus strain, then another showed up that’s much more contagious.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Analysis: Delta variant upends politicians' COVID calculus

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s administration drew up a strategy to contain one coronavirus strain, then another showed up that’s much more contagious.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Biden orders tough new vaccination rules for federal workers

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has announced sweeping new pandemic requirements aimed at boosting vaccination rates for millions of federal workers and contractors as he lamented the “American tragedy” of rising-yet-preventable deaths among the unvaccinated.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Biden push to vaccinate feds forces uncomfortable questions

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s requirement for federal workers to reveal their COVID-19 vaccination status is likely to force uncomfortable questions not only at government agencies but at private companies as well.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Biden to launch vaccine push for millions of federal workers

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hoping to set a model for employers nationwide, President Joe Biden will announce Thursday that millions of federal workers must show proof they’ve received a coronavirus vaccine or submit to regular testing and stringent social distancing, masking and travel restrictions.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Biden orders tough new vaccination rules for federal workers

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Thursday announced sweeping new pandemic requirements aimed at boosting vaccination rates for millions of federal workers and contractors as he lamented the “American tragedy” of rising-yet-preventable deaths among the unvaccinated.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Biden push to vaccinate feds forces uncomfortable questions

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s requirement for federal workers to reveal their COVID-19 vaccination status is likely to force uncomfortable questions not only at government agencies but at private companies as well.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Biden to launch vaccine push for millions of federal workers

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hoping to set a model for employers nationwide, President Joe Biden will announce Thursday that millions of federal workers must show proof they’ve received a coronavirus vaccine or submit to regular testing and stringent social distancing, masking and travel restrictions.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Biden orders tough new vaccination rules for federal workers

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Thursday announced sweeping new pandemic requirements aimed at boosting vaccination rates for millions of federal workers and contractors as he lamented the “American tragedy” of rising-yet-preventable deaths among the unvaccinated.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Biden push to vaccinate feds forces uncomfortable questions

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s requirement for federal workers to reveal their COVID-19 vaccination status is likely to force uncomfortable questions not only at government agencies but at private companies as well.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Biden push to vaccinate feds forces uncomfortable questions

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s requirement for federal workers to reveal their COVID-19 vaccination status is likely to force uncomfortable questions not only at government agencies but at private companies as well.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Biden orders tough new vaccination rules for federal workers

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Thursday announced sweeping new pandemic requirements aimed at boosting vaccination rates for millions of federal workers and contractors as he lamented the “American tragedy” of rising-yet-preventable deaths among the unvaccinated.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Biden pushes federal workers — hard — to get vaccinated

WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation's millions of federal workers will be required to verify they've been vaccinated against the coronavirus or else face mandatory masking, weekly testing, distancing and other new rules, the Biden administration announced Thursday.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Biden pushing federal workers — hard — to get vaccinated

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is announcing strict new testing, masking and distancing requirements for federal employees who can't — or won't — show they've been vaccinated against the coronavirus, aiming to boost sluggish vaccine rates among the millions of Americans who draw federal paychecks and to set an …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Biden to launch vaccine push for millions of federal workers

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hoping to set a model for employers nationwide, President Joe Biden will announce Thursday that millions of federal workers must show proof they’ve received a coronavirus vaccine or submit to regular testing and stringent social distancing, masking and travel restrictions.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

EXPLAINER: Employers have legal right to mandate COVID shots

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. The state of California. New York City. Hospitals and nursing homes. Colleges and universities. Employers are putting COVID-19 vaccine mandates into place and it's getting attention.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

VA requires COVID-19 vaccination for health care workers

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Veterans Affairs on Monday became the first major federal agency to require health care workers to get COVID-19 vaccines, as the aggressive delta variant spreads across the nation and some communities report troubling increases in hospitalizations among unvaccinated people.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Biden to launch vaccine push for millions of federal workers

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hoping to set a model for employers nationwide, President Joe Biden will announce Thursday that millions of federal workers must show proof they’ve received a coronavirus vaccine or submit to regular testing and stringent social distancing, masking and travel restrictions.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

EXPLAINER: Employers have legal right to mandate COVID shots

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. The state of California. New York City. Hospitals and nursing homes. Colleges and universities. Employers are putting COVID-19 vaccine mandates into place and it's getting attention.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

VA requires COVID-19 vaccination for health care workers

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Veterans Affairs on Monday became the first major federal agency to require health care workers to get COVID-19 vaccines, as the aggressive delta variant spreads across the nation and some communities report troubling increases in hospitalizations among unvaccinated people.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

EXPLAINER: Employers have legal right to mandate COVID shots

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. The state of California. New York City. Hospitals and nursing homes. Colleges and universities. Employers are putting COVID-19 vaccine mandates into place and it's getting attention.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

VA requires COVID-19 vaccination for health care workers

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Veterans Affairs on Monday became the first major federal agency to require health care workers to get COVID-19 vaccines, as the aggressive delta variant spreads across the nation and some communities report troubling increases in hospitalizations among unvaccinated people.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

VA requires COVID-19 vaccination for health care workers

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Veterans Affairs on Monday became the first major federal agency to require health care workers to get COVID-19 vaccines, as the aggressive delta variant spreads across the nation and some communities report troubling increases in hospitalizations among unvaccinated people.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Unvaccinated staff eyed in rising nursing home cases, deaths

WASHINGTON (AP) — Lagging vaccination rates among nursing home staff are being linked to a national increase in COVID-19 infections and deaths at senior facilities, and are at the center of a federal investigation in a hard-hit Colorado location where disease detectives found many workers were not inoculated.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Unvaccinated staff eyed in rising nursing home cases, deaths

WASHINGTON (AP) — Lagging vaccination rates among nursing home staff are being linked to a national increase in COVID-19 infections and deaths at senior facilities, and are at the center of a federal investigation in a hard-hit Colorado location where disease detectives found many workers were not inoculated.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Unvaccinated staff eyed in rising nursing home cases, deaths

WASHINGTON (AP) — Lagging vaccination rates among nursing home staff are being linked to a national increase in COVID-19 infections and deaths at senior facilities, and are at the center of a federal investigation in a hard-hit Colorado location where disease detectives found many workers were not inoculated.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Unvaccinated staff eyed in rising nursing home cases, deaths

WASHINGTON (AP) — Lagging vaccination rates among nursing home staff are being linked to a national increase in COVID-19 infections and deaths at senior facilities, and are at the center of a federal investigation in a hard-hit Colorado location where disease detectives found many workers were not inoculated.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

As variant rises, vaccine plan targets ‘movable middle’

WASHINGTON (AP) — Thrown off-stride to reach its COVID-19 vaccination goal, the Biden administration is sending A-list officials across the country, devising ads for niche markets and enlisting community organizers to persuade unvaccinated people to get a shot.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

EXPLAINER: Dental, vision and hearing benefits for Medicare

WASHINGTON (AP) — Many working-age people assume that

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

As variant rises, vaccine plan targets ‘movable middle’

WASHINGTON (AP) — Thrown off-stride to reach its COVID-19 vaccination goal, the Biden administration is sending A-list officials across the country, devising ads for niche markets and enlisting community organizers to persuade unvaccinated people to get a shot.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

EXPLAINER: Dental, vision and hearing benefits for Medicare

WASHINGTON (AP) — Many working-age people assume that

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

As variant rises, vaccine plan targets ‘movable middle’

WASHINGTON (AP) — Thrown off-stride to reach its COVID-19 vaccination goal, the Biden administration is sending A-list officials across the country, devising ads for niche markets and enlisting community organizers to persuade unvaccinated people to get a shot.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

As variant rises, vaccine plan targets ‘movable middle’

WASHINGTON (AP) — Thrown off-stride to reach its COVID-19 vaccination goal, the Biden administration is sending A-list officials across the country, devising ads for niche markets and enlisting community organizers to persuade unvaccinated people to get a shot.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

EXPLAINER: Dental, vision and hearing benefits for Medicare

WASHINGTON (AP) — Many working-age people assume that

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

EXPLAINER: Dental, vision and hearing benefits for Medicare

WASHINGTON (AP) — Many working-age people assume that

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Watchdog: Nursing home deaths up 32% in 2020 amid pandemic

WASHINGTON (AP) — Deaths among Medicare patients in nursing homes soared by 32% last year, with two devastating spikes eight months apart, a government watchdog reported Tuesday in the most comprehensive look yet at

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Watchdog: Nursing home deaths up 32% in 2020 amid pandemic

WASHINGTON (AP) — Deaths among Medicare patients in nursing homes soared by 32% last year, with two devastating spikes eight months apart, a government watchdog reported Tuesday in the most comprehensive look yet at

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Democrats see springboard for health care in high court win

WASHINGTON (AP) — With the Affordable Care Act now secure in the framework of the nation's health care programs, Democrats are eager to leap above and beyond.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Watchdog: Nursing home deaths up 32% in 2020 amid pandemic

WASHINGTON (AP) — Deaths among Medicare patients in nursing homes soared by 32% last year, with two devastating spikes eight months apart, a government watchdog reported Tuesday in the most comprehensive look yet at

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Democrats see springboard for health care in high court win

WASHINGTON (AP) — With the Affordable Care Act now secure in the framework of the nation's health care programs, Democrats are eager to leap above and beyond.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Democrats see springboard for health care in high court win

WASHINGTON (AP) — With the Affordable Care Act now secure in the framework of the nation's health care programs, Democrats are eager to leap above and beyond.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Democrats see springboard for health care in high court win

WASHINGTON (AP) — With the Affordable Care Act now secure in the framework of the nation's health care programs, Democrats are eager to leap above and beyond.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

To curb drug prices, Democrats still seeking a balance

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats are committed to passing legislation this year to curb prescription drug prices, but they're still disagreeing on how to cut costs for patients and taxpayers while preserving profits that lure investors to back potentially promising treatments.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Medicare copays for new Alzheimer's drug could reach $11,500

WASHINGTON (AP) — A new $56,000-a-year Alzheimer’s drug would raise Medicare premiums broadly, and some patients who are prescribed the medication could face copayments of about $11,500 annually, according to a research report published Thursday.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

To curb drug prices, Democrats still seeking a balance

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats are committed to passing legislation this year to curb prescription drug prices, but they're still disagreeing on how to cut costs for patients and taxpayers while preserving profits that lure investors to back potentially promising treatments.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

To curb drug prices, Democrats still seeking a balance

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats are committed to passing legislation this year to curb prescription drug prices, but they're still disagreeing on how to cut costs for patients and taxpayers while preserving profits that lure investors to back potentially promising treatments.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Medicare copays for new Alzheimer's drug could reach $11,500

WASHINGTON (AP) — A new $56,000-a-year Alzheimer’s drug would raise Medicare premiums broadly, and some patients who are prescribed the medication could face copayments of about $11,500 annually, according to a research report published Thursday.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Medicare copays for new Alzheimer's drug could reach $11,500

WASHINGTON (AP) — A new $56,000-a-year Alzheimer’s drug would raise Medicare premiums broadly, and some patients who are prescribed the medication could face copayments of about $11,500 annually, according to a research report published Thursday.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Medicare copays for new Alzheimer's drug could reach $11,500

WASHINGTON (AP) — A new $56,000-a-year Alzheimer’s drug would raise Medicare premiums broadly, and some patients who are prescribed the medication could face copayments of about $11,500 annually, according to a research report published Thursday.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Medicare for 60-year-olds not guaranteed to be a better deal

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and progressive Democrats have proposed to lower Medicare’s eligibility age to 60, to help older adults get affordable coverage. But a new study finds that Medicare can be more expensive than other options, particularly for many people of modest means.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Medicare for 60-year-olds not guaranteed to be a better deal

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and progressive Democrats have proposed to lower Medicare’s eligibility age to 60, to help older adults get affordable coverage. But a new study finds that Medicare can be more expensive than other options, particularly for many people of modest means.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Medicare for 60-year-olds not guaranteed to be a better deal

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and progressive Democrats have proposed to lower Medicare’s eligibility age to 60, to help older adults get affordable coverage. But a new study finds that Medicare can be more expensive than other options, particularly for many people of modest means.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

US restores transgender health protections denied by Trump

WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government will protect gay and transgender people against sex discrimination in health care, the Biden administration declared Monday, reversing a Trump-era policy that narrowed rights at the intersection of changing social mores and sensitive medical decisions.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Democrats must find narrow path to curb high medicine prices

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s call for authorizing Medicare to negotiate lower prescription drug prices has energized Democrats on a politically popular idea they've been pushing for nearly 20 years only to encounter frustration.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

US restores transgender health protections denied by Trump

WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government will protect gay and transgender people against sex discrimination in health care, the Biden administration declared Monday, reversing a Trump-era policy that narrowed rights at the intersection of changing social mores and sensitive medical decisions.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

AP-NORC poll: Government should help Americans age at home

WASHINGTON (AP) — A majority of Americans agree that government should help people fulfill a widely held aspiration to age in their own homes, not institutional settings, a new poll finds.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Reversing Trump, US restores transgender health protections

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. will protect gay and transgender people against sex discrimination in health care, the Biden administration announced Monday, reversing a Trump-era policy that sought to narrow the scope of legal rights in sensitive situations involving medical care.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Democrats must find narrow path to curb high medicine prices

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s call for authorizing Medicare to negotiate lower prescription drug prices has energized Democrats on a politically popular idea they've been pushing for nearly 20 years only to encounter frustration.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

AP-NORC poll: Government should help Americans age at home

WASHINGTON (AP) — A majority of Americans agree that government should help people fulfill a widely held aspiration to age in their own homes, not institutional settings, a new poll finds.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Democrats must find narrow path to curb high medicine prices

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s call for authorizing Medicare to negotiate lower prescription drug prices has energized Democrats on a politically popular idea they've been pushing for nearly 20 years only to encounter frustration.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

AP-NORC poll: Government should help Americans age at home

WASHINGTON (AP) — A majority of Americans agree that government should help people fulfill a widely held aspiration to age in their own homes, not institutional settings, a new poll finds.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Democrats seek narrow path to rein in cost of medicines

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s call for authorizing Medicare to negotiate lower prescription drug prices has energized Democrats on a politically popular idea they've been pushing for nearly 20 years only to encounter frustration.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Democrats seek narrow path to rein in cost of medicines

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s call for authorizing Medicare to negotiate lower prescription drug prices has energized Democrats on a politically popular idea they've been pushing for nearly 20 years only to encounter frustration.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Feds fund mental health crisis teams to stand in for police

WASHINGTON (AP) — When police respond to a person gripped by a mental health or drug crisis, the encounter can have tragic results. Now a government insurance program will help communities set up an alternative: mobile teams with mental health practitioners trained in de-escalating such potentially volatile situations.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Feds fund mental health crisis teams to stand in for police

WASHINGTON (AP) — When police respond to a person gripped by a mental health or drug crisis, the encounter can have tragic results. Now a government insurance program will help communities set up an alternative: mobile teams with mental health practitioners trained in de-escalating such potentially volatile situations.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Feds fund mental health crisis teams to stand in for police

WASHINGTON (AP) — When police respond to a person gripped by a mental health or drug crisis, the encounter can have tragic results. Now a government insurance program will help communities set up an alternative: mobile teams with mental health practitioners trained in de-escalating such potentially volatile situations.

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Feds fund mental health crisis teams to stand in for police

WASHINGTON (AP) — When police respond to a person gripped by a mental health or drug crisis, the encounter can have tragic results. Now a government insurance program will help communities set up an alternative: mobile teams with mental health practitioners trained in de-escalating such potentially volatile situations.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

US setting up $1.7B national network to track virus variants

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is setting up a $1.7 billion national network to identify and track worrisome

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

US setting up $1.7B national network to track virus variants

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is setting up a $1.7 billion national network to identify and track worrisome

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

US setting up $1.7B national network to track virus variants

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is setting up a $1.7 billion national network to identify and track worrisome

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

US setting up $1.7B national network to track virus variants

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is setting up a $1.7 billion national network to identify and track worrisome

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

More than a half million Americans gain coverage under Biden

WASHINGTON (AP) — More than a half million Americans have taken advantage of the Biden administration's special health insurance

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

More than a half million Americans gain coverage under Biden

WASHINGTON (AP) — More than a half million Americans have taken advantage of the Biden administration's special health insurance

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

More than a half million Americans gain coverage under Biden

WASHINGTON (AP) — More than a half million Americans have taken advantage of the Biden administration's special health insurance

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Lawmakers: Require nursing homes to disclose vaccine data

WASHINGTON (AP) — Nursing homes have to publicly disclose their vaccination rates for flu and pneumonia but there’s no similar mandate for COVID-19 shots, even though the steepest toll from the virus has been among residents of long-term care facilities.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Biden expands 'Obamacare' by cutting health insurance costs

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — President Joe Biden pledged Tuesday that his $1.9 trillion rescue package would build on the promise of the Affordable Care Act, the hallmark legislation of Barack Obama's presidency that became law 11 years ago.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

COVID-19 law sparks dialogue on nursing home alternatives

WASHINGTON (AP) — With the memory of

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Lawmakers: Require nursing homes to disclose vaccine data

WASHINGTON (AP) — Nursing homes have to publicly disclose their vaccination rates for flu and pneumonia but there’s no similar mandate for COVID-19 shots, even though the steepest toll from the virus has been among residents of long-term care facilities.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Lawmakers: Require nursing homes to disclose vaccine data

WASHINGTON (AP) — Nursing homes have to publicly disclose their vaccination rates for flu and pneumonia but there’s no similar mandate for COVID-19 shots, even though the steepest toll from the virus has been among residents of long-term care facilities.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

COVID-19 law sparks dialogue on nursing home alternatives

WASHINGTON (AP) — With the memory of

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Alternatives to nursing homes get $12B boost in COVID-19 law

WASHINGTON (AP) — With the memory of

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Biden expands 'Obamacare' by cutting health insurance costs

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — President Joe Biden pledged Tuesday that his $1.9 trillion rescue package would build on the promise of the Affordable Care Act, the hallmark legislation of Barack Obama's presidency that became law 11 years ago.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Alternatives to nursing homes get $12B boost in COVID bill

WASHINGTON (AP) — With the memory of the pandemic's toll in nursing homes still raw, the COVID-19 relief bill is offering states a generous funding boost for home- and community-based care as an alternative to institutionalizing disabled people.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Biden expands 'Obamacare' by cutting health insurance costs

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — President Joe Biden pledged Tuesday that his $1.9 trillion rescue package would build on the promise of the Affordable Care Act, the hallmark legislation of Barack Obama's presidency that became law 11 years ago.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Biden to talk up health insurance cost cuts in visit to Ohio

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will showcase health insurance cost cuts in a speech in Ohio on Tuesday during what may be the best time for Democrats to talk up the Affordable Care Act since it became law.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Biden to talk up health insurance cost cuts in visit to Ohio

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will showcase health insurance cost cuts in a speech in Ohio Tuesday during what may be the best time for Democrats to talk up the Affordable Care Act since it became law.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

COVID-19 bill gives states pathway to reduce maternal deaths

WASHINGTON (AP) — Labor and delivery are thought of as the riskiest times for new mothers, but many women die in the weeks and months after giving birth. Now

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

COVID-19 bill gives states pathway to reduce maternal deaths

WASHINGTON (AP) — Labor and delivery are thought of as the riskiest times for new mothers, but many women die in the weeks and months after giving birth. Now

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

COVID-19 bill gives states pathway to reduce maternal deaths

WASHINGTON (AP) — Labor and delivery are thought of as the riskiest times for new mothers, but many women die in the weeks and months after giving birth. Now

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

COVID-19 bill gives states pathway to reduce maternal deaths

WASHINGTON (AP) — Labor and delivery are thought of as the riskiest times for new mothers, but many women die in the weeks and months after giving birth. Now

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

COVID bill to deliver big health insurance savings for many

WASHINGTON (AP) — Several million people stand to save hundreds of dollars in health insurance costs, or more, under the Democratic coronavirus relief legislation on track to pass Congress.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

COVID bill gives states a pathway to reduce maternal deaths

WASHINGTON (AP) — Labor and delivery are thought of as the riskiest times for new mothers, but many women die in the weeks and months after giving birth. Now a provision in the COVID-19 relief bill could help change that.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

COVID bill gives states a pathway to reduce maternal deaths

WASHINGTON (AP) — Labor and delivery are thought of as the riskiest times for new mothers, but many women die in the weeks and months after giving birth. Now a provision in the COVID-19 relief bill could help change that.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

COVID bill to deliver big health insurance savings for many

WASHINGTON (AP) — Several million people stand to save hundreds of dollars in health insurance costs, or more, under the Democratic coronavirus relief legislation on track to pass Congress.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

COVID bill to deliver big health insurance savings for many

WASHINGTON (AP) — Several million people stand to save hundreds of dollars in health insurance costs, or more, under the Democratic coronavirus relief legislation on track to pass Congress.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

COVID bill to deliver big health insurance savings for many

WASHINGTON (AP) — Several million people stand to save hundreds of dollars in health insurance costs, or more, under the Democratic coronavirus relief legislation on track to pass Congress.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

GOP takes aim at Biden's health care pick on abortion rights

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Biden encouraged by consumer interest in 'Obamacare' offer

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a solid start, more than 200,000 people signed up for coverage the first two weeks after President Joe Biden reopened HealthCare.gov as part of his coronavirus response, the government said Wednesday.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Biden encouraged by consumer interest in 'Obamacare' offer

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a solid start, more than 200,000 people signed up for coverage the first two weeks after President Joe Biden reopened HealthCare.gov as part of his coronavirus response, the government said Wednesday.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

GOP takes aim at Biden's health care pick on abortion rights

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Solid sign-ups for Biden's new 'Obamacare' coverage offer

WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 200,000 people signed up for coverage in the first two weeks after President Joe Biden reopened HealthCare.gov as part of his coronavirus response, the government said Wednesday.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Biden health pick taking heat for support of abortion rights

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Pandemic first job for HHS pick but health agenda is broader

WASHINGTON (AP) —

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Biden to see Pfizer plant as weather delays shipping vaccine

WASHINGTON (AP) — Extreme winter weather is dealing the first major setback to the Biden administration's planned swift rollout of coronavirus vaccines just as the national vaccination campaign was hitting its stride.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

HHS nominee says pandemic comes first but agenda is broader

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Biden heads to Pfizer plant as weather causes vaccine delays

WASHINGTON (AP) — Extreme winter weather has dealt the first major setback to the Biden administration's planned swift rollout of coronavirus vaccines, delaying shipment of three days worth of shots, or about 6 million doses.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Biden to visit Mich. vaccine plant as winter throws a curve

WASHINGTON (AP) — Extreme winter weather is dealing the first major setback to the Biden administration's planned swift rollout of coronavirus vaccines just as the national vaccination campaign was hitting its stride.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Biden tours Pfizer vaccine plant as weather delays 6M shots

PORTAGE, Mich. (AP) — President Joe Biden toured a state-of-the art coronavirus vaccine plant Friday as extreme winter weather across broad swaths of the U.S. handed his vaccination campaign its first major setback, delaying shipment of about 6 million doses.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Government rushes virus gene-mapping as mutations spread

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is scrambling to expand DNA mapping of coronavirus samples taken from patients to identify potentially deadlier mutations that are starting to spread around the country.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

HHS pick says pandemic is top job, but agenda is broader

WASHINGTON (AP) —

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Biden tours Pfizer plant as weather causes vaccine delays

WASHINGTON (AP) — Extreme winter weather has dealt the first major setback to the Biden administration's planned swift rollout of coronavirus vaccines, delaying shipment of three days' worth of shots, or about 6 million doses.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Biden defends progress on COVID as weather delays 6M shots

PORTAGE, Mich. (AP) — President Joe Biden toured a state-of-the art coronavirus vaccine plant Friday, intent on showcasing progress even as extreme winter weather across the U.S. handed his vaccination campaign its first major setback, delaying shipment of about 6 million doses and causing temporary closures of inoculation sites in …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Government rushes virus gene-mapping as mutations spread

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is scrambling to expand DNA mapping of coronavirus samples taken from patients to identify potentially deadlier mutations that are starting to spread around the country.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Government rushes virus gene-mapping as mutations spread

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is scrambling to expand DNA mapping of coronavirus samples taken from patients to identify potentially deadlier mutations that are starting to spread around the country.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

'Obamacare' sign-ups reopen as Democrats push for more aid

WASHINGTON (AP) — HealthCare.gov’s market for subsidized health plans reopens Monday for a special three-month sign-up window as the Democratic-led Congress pushes a boost in financial help that could cut premiums by double digits.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

COVID-19 bill would scale up ability to spot virus mutations

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. scientists would gain vastly expanded capabilities to identify potentially deadlier

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

COVID-19 bill would scale up ability to spot virus mutations

WASHINGTON (AP) — ATTN DESK: CAN BE ILLUSTRATED WITH FILE ART OF WHITE HOUSE COVID COORDINATOR JEFF ZIENTS.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

'Obamacare' sign-ups reopen as Democrats push for more aid

WASHINGTON (AP) — HealthCare.gov’s market for subsidized health plans reopens Monday for a special three-month sign-up window as the Democratic-led Congress pushes a boost in financial help that could cut premiums by double digits.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

'Obamacare' sign-ups reopen as Democrats push for more aid

WASHINGTON (AP) — HealthCare.gov’s market for subsidized health plans reopens Monday for a special three-month sign-up window as the Democratic-led Congress pushes a boost in financial help that could cut premiums by double digits.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

'Obamacare' sign-ups reopen as Democrats push for more aid

WASHINGTON (AP) — HealthCare.gov’s market for subsidized health plans reopens Monday for a special three-month sign-up window as the Democratic-led Congress pushes a boost in financial help that could cut premiums by double digits.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Democrats pushing Biden's COVID-19 bill through House panels

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats pushed half of President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief plan through a House committee Thursday, advancing $1,400 payments for millions of Americans and other initiatives that Republicans call too costly, economically damaging and brazenly partisan.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Democrats pushing Biden's COVID-19 bill through House panels

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats pushed half of President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief plan through a House committee Thursday, advancing $1,400 payments for millions of Americans and other initiatives that Republicans call too costly, economically damaging and brazenly partisan.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Democrats pushing Biden's COVID-19 bill through House panels

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats pushed half of President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief plan through a House committee Thursday, advancing $1,400 payments for millions of Americans and other initiatives that Republicans call too costly, economically damaging and brazenly partisan.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Democrats pushing Biden's COVID-19 bill through House panels

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats pushed half of President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief plan through a House committee Thursday, advancing $1,400 payments for millions of Americans and other initiatives that Republicans call too costly, economically damaging and brazenly partisan.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Pentagon deploys troops to fuel COVID-19 vaccine drive

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon will deploy more than 1,100 troops to five vaccination centers in what will be the first wave of increased military support for the White House campaign to get more Americans inoculated against COVID-19.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Pentagon deploys troops to fuel COVID-19 vaccine drive

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon will deploy more than 1,100 troops to five vaccination centers in what will be the first wave of increased military support for the White House campaign to get more Americans inoculated against COVID-19.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Pentagon deploys troops to fuel COVID-19 vaccine drive

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon will deploy more than 1,100 troops to five vaccination centers in what will be the first wave of increased military support for the White House campaign to get more Americans inoculated against COVID-19.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Pentagon will deploy troops to assist COVID-19 vaccine drive

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon will deploy troops to assist getting Americans vaccinated against COVID-19, the White House said Friday.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Biden boosting vaccine allotments, financing for virus costs

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s administration announced Tuesday that it is moving to expand access to COVID-19 vaccines, freeing up more doses for states and beginning to distribute them to retail pharmacies next week. The push comes amid new urgency to speed vaccinations to prevent the spread of potentially …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Biden boosting vaccine allotments, financing for virus costs

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s administration announced Tuesday that it is moving to expand access to COVID-19 vaccines, freeing up more doses for states and beginning to distribute them to retail pharmacies next week. The push comes amid new urgency to speed vaccinations to prevent the spread of potentially …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Biden boosting vaccine allotments, financing for virus costs

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s administration announced Tuesday that it is moving to expand access to COVID-19 vaccines, freeing up more doses for states and beginning to distribute them to retail pharmacies next week. The push comes amid new urgency to speed vaccinations to prevent the spread of potentially …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Feds to start sending COVID vaccine to pharmacies next week

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration will begin shipping COVID-19 vaccines to U.S. pharmacies next week, ramping up vaccinations as new and potentially more serious virus strains are appearing, the White House said Tuesday.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Biden administration to provide COVID vaccine to pharmacies

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration will begin providing COVID-19 vaccines to U.S. pharmacies, part of its plan to ramp up vaccinations as new and potentially more serious virus strains are starting to appear, the White House said Tuesday.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Fauci sees vaccination for kids by late spring or the summer

WASHINGTON (AP) — The government's top infectious disease expert said Friday he hopes to see some kids starting to get vaccinated for COVID-19 in the next few months. It's a needed step to securing widespread immunity to the virus.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Biden opens 'Obamacare' window for uninsured as COVID rages

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Thursday ordered government health insurance markets to reopen for a special sign-up window, offering uninsured Americans a haven as the spread of COVID-19 remains

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Fauci sees vaccination for kids by late spring or the summer

WASHINGTON (AP) — The government's top infectious disease expert said Friday he hopes to see some kids starting to get vaccinated for COVID-19 in the next few months. It's a needed step to securing widespread immunity to the virus.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Biden opens 'Obamacare' window for uninsured as COVID rages

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Thursday ordered government health insurance markets to reopen for a special sign-up window, offering uninsured Americans a haven as the spread of COVID-19 remains

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Fauci sees vaccination for kids by late spring or the summer

WASHINGTON (AP) — The government's top infectious disease expert said Friday he hopes to see some kids starting to get vaccinated for COVID-19 in the next few months. It's a needed step to securing widespread immunity to the virus.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Fauci sees vaccination for kids by late spring or the summer

WASHINGTON (AP) — The government's top infectious disease expert said Friday he hopes to see some kids starting to get vaccinated for COVID-19 in the next few months. It's a needed step to securing widespread immunity to the virus.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Biden opens 'Obamacare' window for uninsured as COVID rages

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Thursday ordered government health insurance markets to reopen for a special sign-up window, offering uninsured Americans a haven as the spread of COVID-19 remains

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Virus will kill many more, WH projects as briefings resume

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration launched its new level-with-America health briefings Wednesday with a projection that as many as 90,000 more in the U.S. will die from the coronavirus in the next four weeks — a sobering warning as the government strains to improve delivery and injection of vaccines.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Biden opens 'Obamacare' window for uninsured as COVID rages

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Thursday ordered government health insurance markets to reopen for a special sign-up window, offering uninsured Americans a haven as the spread of COVID-19 remains

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Biden opens sign-up window for uninsured as COVID-19 rages

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Thursday ordered government health insurance markets to reopen for a special sign-up window, offering uninsured Americans a haven as the spread of COVID-19 remains

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Biden opens sign-up window for uninsured in time of COVID-19

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Thursday ordered government health insurance markets to reopen for a special sign-up window, offering uninsured Americans a haven as the spread of COVID-19 remains

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

New Biden health care orders begin to unspool Trump policies

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will act Thursday to get more people health insurance in the middle of

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Virus will kill many more, WH projects as briefings resume

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration launched its new level-with-America health briefings Wednesday with a projection that as many as 90,000 more in the U.S. will die from the coronavirus in the next four weeks — a sobering warning as the government strains to improve delivery and injection of vaccines.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Virus will kill many more, WH projects as briefings resume

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration launched its new level-with-America health briefings Wednesday with a projection that as many as 90,000 more in the U.S. will die from the coronavirus in the next four weeks — a sobering warning as the government strains to improve delivery and injection of vaccines.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

White House renews virus briefings: Many more still will die

WASHINGTON (AP) — As many as 90,000 Americans are projected to die from the coronavirus in the next four weeks, the Biden administration warned in its first science briefing on the COVID-19 pandemic, as experts outlined efforts to improve the delivery and injection of COVID-19 vaccines.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

White House renews virus briefings: 'Bringing back the pros’

WASHINGTON (AP) — As many as 90,000 Americans are projected to die from the coronavirus in the next four weeks, the Biden administration warned in its first science briefing on the COVID-19 pandemic, as experts outlined efforts to improve the delivery and injection of COVID-19 vaccines.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Biden signs burst of virus orders, vows 'Help is on the way'

WASHINGTON (AP) — With a burst of executive orders, President Joe Biden served notice Thursday that America's war on COVID-19 is under new command, promising an anxious nation progress to reduce infections and lift the siege it has endured for nearly a year.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Biden signs burst of virus orders, vows 'Help is on the way'

WASHINGTON (AP) — With a burst of executive orders, President Joe Biden served notice Thursday that America's war on COVID-19 is under new command, promising an anxious nation progress to reduce infections and lift the siege it has endured for nearly a year.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Biden signs burst of virus orders, vows 'Help is on the way'

WASHINGTON (AP) — With a burst of executive orders, President Joe Biden served notice Thursday that America's war on COVID-19 is under new command, promising an anxious nation progress to reduce infections and lift the siege it has endured for nearly a year.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Biden signs burst of virus orders, requires masks for travel

WASHINGTON (AP) — With a burst of executive orders, President Joe Biden served notice Thursday that the nation's COVID-19 response is under new management and he's demanding progress to reduce infections and lift the siege Americans have endured for nearly a year.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Biden to sign virus measures, requires mask use to travel

WASHINGTON (AP) — Deep in the deadliest coronavirus wave and facing worrisome new mutations,

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Biden puts forth virus strategy, requires mask use to travel

WASHINGTON (AP) — As the U.S. enters “what may well be the toughest and deadliest period of the virus,”

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Plunged into virus 'dark winter,' Biden must lead US out

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden predicted he would take office amid a “dark winter,” and the outlook is only getting bleaker.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Plunged into virus 'dark winter,' Biden must lead US out

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden predicted he would take office amid a “dark winter,” and the outlook is only getting bleaker.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Biden: We'll 'manage the hell' out of feds' COVID response

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden has pledged to boost supplies of coronavirus vaccine and set up new vaccination sites to meet his goal of 100 million shots in 100 days. It's part of a broader COVID strategy that also seeks to straighten out snags in testing and ensure …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Biden unveils $1.9T plan to stem COVID-19 and steady economy

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden unveiled a $1.9 trillion coronavirus plan Thursday to end “a crisis of deep human suffering” by speeding up vaccines and pumping out financial help to those struggling with the pandemic’s prolonged economic fallout.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Biden taps former FDA chief Kessler to lead vaccine science

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden has picked a former Food and Drug commissioner to lead vaccine science in his drive to put 100 million shots into the arms of Americans in his administration's first 100 days and stem the COVID-19 pandemic.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Biden: We'll 'manage the hell' out of feds' COVID response

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden pledged Friday to boost supplies of coronavirus vaccine and set up new vaccination sites to meet his goal of 100 million shots in 100 days. It's part of a broader COVID strategy that also seeks to straighten out snags in testing and ensure …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Biden unveils $1.9T plan to stem COVID-19 and steady economy

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden unveiled a $1.9 trillion coronavirus plan Thursday to end “a crisis of deep human suffering” by speeding up vaccines and pumping out financial help to those struggling with the pandemic’s prolonged economic fallout.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Biden taps former FDA chief Kessler to lead vaccine science

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden has picked a former Food and Drug commissioner to lead vaccine science in his drive to put 100 million shots into the arms of Americans in his administration's first 100 days and stem the COVID-19 pandemic.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Biden: We'll 'manage the hell' out of feds' COVID response

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden pledged Friday to boost supplies of coronavirus vaccine and set up new vaccination sites to meet his goal of 100 million shots in 100 days. It's part of a broader COVID strategy that also seeks to straighten out snags in testing and ensure …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Biden: We'll 'manage the hell' out of feds' COVID response

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden pledged Friday to boost supplies of coronavirus vaccine and set up new vaccination sites to meet his goal of 100 million shots in 100 days. It's part of a broader COVID strategy that also seeks to straighten out snags in testing and ensure …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Biden's virus plan: 100 million shots just the start

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Getting 100 million shots into Americans' arms in his first 100 days is only the beginning of his coronavirus plan, President-elect Joe Biden declared Friday. Lasting impact, he said, will come from uniting the nation in a new effort grounded in science and fueled by billions …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Biden taps former FDA chief Kessler to lead vaccine science

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden has picked a former Food and Drug commissioner to lead vaccine science in his drive to put 100 million shots into the arms of Americans in his administration's first 100 days and stem the COVID-19 pandemic.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Biden unveils $1.9T plan to stem COVID-19 and steady economy

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden unveiled a $1.9 trillion coronavirus plan Thursday to end “a crisis of deep human suffering” by speeding up vaccines and pumping out financial help to those struggling with the pandemic’s prolonged economic fallout.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Biden unveils $1.9T plan to stem COVID-19 and steady economy

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden unveiled a $1.9 trillion coronavirus plan Thursday to end “a crisis of deep human suffering” by speeding up vaccines and pumping out financial help to those struggling with the pandemic’s prolonged economic fallout.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Biden unveiling $1.9T plan to stem virus and steady economy

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden is unveiling a $1.9 trillion coronavirus plan Thursday to turn the tide on the pandemic, speeding up the vaccine rollout and providing financial help to individuals, states and local governments and businesses struggling with the prolonged economic fallout.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Biden pandemic plan: control virus and stabilize the economy

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — The coronavirus action plan President Joe Biden is unveiling Thursday aims to bring new urgency to the nation's vaccination campaign coupled with another round of economic relief for hunkered-down Americans.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Vaccines and masks: Biden plan aims to break pandemic cycle

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — A coronavirus action plan being unveiled by President-elect Joe Biden centers on a mass vaccination campaign and closer coordination among all levels of government.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Vaccines and masks: Biden plan aims to break pandemic cycle

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — A coronavirus action plan being unveiled by President-elect Joe Biden centers on a mass vaccination campaign and closer coordination among all levels of government.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

US shifts to speed COVID shots as cases and deaths rise

WASHINGTON (AP) — Facing a slower-than-hoped coronavirus vaccine rollout, the Trump administration abruptly shifted gears Tuesday to speed the delivery of shots to more people. The move came as cases and deaths surged to alarming new highs.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

US shifts to speed vaccinations; won't hold back 2nd doses

WASHINGTON (AP) — Barely a month into a mass vaccination campaign to stop the COVID-19 pandemic, the Trump administration unexpectedly shifted gears Tuesday to speed the delivery of shots after a slow start that had triggered widespread concern from states and public health officials.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

With virus surging, Biden to speed release of COVID vaccines

WASHINGTON (AP) — With COVID-19 surging and vaccinations off to a slow start, President-elect Joe Biden will rapidly release most available vaccine doses to protect more people, his office said Friday, a reversal of Trump administration policies.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

With virus surging, Biden to speed release of COVID vaccines

WASHINGTON (AP) — With COVID-19 surging and vaccinations off to a slow start, President-elect Joe Biden will rapidly release most available vaccine doses to protect more people, his office said Friday, a reversal of Trump administration policies.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Biden to speed release of coronavirus vaccines, ending Trump practice of holding back shots for second dose

WASHINGTON (AP) — Biden to speed release of coronavirus vaccines, ending Trump practice of holding back shots for second dose.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Trump plan to curb drug costs dealt setback in court

WASHINGTON (AP) — A late-term maneuver by President Donald Trump to use lower drug prices paid overseas to limit some of Medicare's own costs suffered a legal setback Wednesday that appears likely to keep the policy from taking effect before the president leaves office.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Pfizer to supply US with additional 100M vaccines doses

WASHINGTON (AP) — Pfizer said Wednesday it will supply the U.S. government with an additional 100 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine under a new agreement between the pharmaceutical giant and the Trump administration.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Trump plan to curb drug costs dealt setback in court

WASHINGTON (AP) — A late-term maneuver by President Donald Trump to use lower drug prices paid overseas to limit some of Medicare's own costs suffered a legal setback Wednesday that appears likely to keep the policy from taking effect before the president leaves office.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Pfizer to supply US with additional 100M vaccines doses

WASHINGTON (AP) — Pfizer said Wednesday it will supply the U.S. government with an additional 100 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine under a new agreement between the pharmaceutical giant and the Trump administration.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Trump plan to curb drug costs dealt setback in court

WASHINGTON (AP) — A late-term maneuver by President Donald Trump to use lower drug prices paid overseas to limit some of Medicare's own costs suffered a legal setback Wednesday that appears likely to keep the policy from taking effect before the president leaves office.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

US close on deal with Pfizer for millions more vaccine doses

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government is close to a deal to acquire tens of millions of additional doses of Pfizer's vaccine in exchange for helping the pharmaceutical giant gain better access to manufacturing supplies.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Trump plan to curb drug costs dealt setback in court

WASHINGTON (AP) — A late-term maneuver by President Donald Trump to use lower drug prices paid overseas to limit some of Medicare's own costs suffered a legal setback Wednesday that appears likely to keep the policy from taking effect before the president leaves office.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Pfizer to supply US with additional 100M vaccines doses

WASHINGTON (AP) — Pfizer said Wednesday it will supply the U.S. government with an additional 100 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine under a new agreement between the pharmaceutical giant and the Trump administration.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Consumer relief: COVID bill to end 'surprise' medical bills

WASHINGTON (AP) — People with private health insurance will see the nasty shock of “surprise” medical bills virtually gone, thanks to the coronavirus compromise passed by Congress.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

US close on deal with Pfizer for millions more vaccine doses

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government is close to a deal to acquire tens of millions of additional doses of Pfizer's vaccine in exchange for helping the pharmaceutical giant gain better access to manufacturing supplies.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

US close on deal with Pfizer for millions more vaccine doses

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government is close to a deal to acquire tens of millions of additional doses of Pfizer's vaccine in exchange for helping the pharmaceutical giant gain better access to manufacturing supplies.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

US negotiating for millions more vaccine doses from Pfizer

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government is negotiating with Pfizer to acquire tens of millions of additional vaccine doses in exchange for helping the pharmaceutical giant gain better access to manufacturing supplies.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Consumer relief: COVID bill to end 'surprise' medical bills

WASHINGTON (AP) — People with private health insurance will see the nasty shock of “surprise” medical bills virtually gone, thanks to the coronavirus compromise passed by Congress.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Consumer relief: COVID bill to end 'surprise' medical bills

WASHINGTON (AP) — People with private health insurance will see the nasty shock of “surprise” medical bills virtually gone, thanks to the coronavirus compromise reached in Congress.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Probe: Trump officials attacked CDC virus reports

WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump administration political appointees tried to block or change more than a dozen government reports that detailed scientific findings about the spread of the coronavirus, a House panel investigating the alleged interference said Monday.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

'Obamacare' enrollment rising as COVID-19 pandemic deepens

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sign-ups for “Obamacare” health insurance plans are trending more than 6% higher amid surging coronavirus cases and deepening economic misery, according to preliminary figures released Friday by the government.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

'Obamacare' enrollment rising as COVID-19 pandemic deepens

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sign-ups for “Obamacare” health insurance plans are trending more than 6% higher amid surging coronavirus cases and deepening economic misery, according to preliminary figures released Friday by the government.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Interest is lively at deadline for 'Obamacare' sign-ups

WASHINGTON (AP) — A crush of sign-ups expected Tuesday on the last day of open enrollment for HealthCare.gov could help solidify the standing of “Obamacare” as an improbable survivor in the Donald Trump years.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Some states say Pfizer vaccine allotments cut for next week

O'FALLON, Mo. (AP) — Several states say they have been told to expect far fewer doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in its second week of distribution, prompting worries about potential delays in shots for health care workers and long-term care residents.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Some states say Pfizer vaccine allotments cut for next week

O'FALLON, Mo. (AP) — Several states say they have been told to expect far fewer doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in its second week of distribution, prompting worries about potential delays in shots for health care workers and long-term care residents.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

US angling to secure more of Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials say they’re actively negotiating for additional purchases of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine after passing up a chance to lock in a contract this summer since it was still unclear how well the shots would work.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Interest is lively at deadline for 'Obamacare' sign-ups

WASHINGTON (AP) — A crush of sign-ups expected Tuesday on the last day of open enrollment for HealthCare.gov could help solidify the standing of “Obamacare” as an improbable survivor in the Donald Trump years.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

US angling to secure more of Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials say they’re actively negotiating for additional purchases of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine after passing up a chance to lock in a contract this summer since it was still unclear how well the shots would work.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Interest is lively at deadline for 'Obamacare' sign-ups

WASHINGTON (AP) — A crush of sign-ups expected Tuesday on the last day of open enrollment for HealthCare.gov could help solidify the standing of “Obamacare” as an improbable survivor in the Donald Trump years.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Interest is lively at deadline for 'Obamacare' sign-ups

WASHINGTON (AP) — A crush of sign-ups expected Tuesday on the last day of open enrollment for HealthCare.gov could help solidify the standing of “Obamacare” as an improbable survivor in the Donald Trump years.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Interest is lively at deadline for 'Obamacare' sign-ups

WASHINGTON (AP) — A crush of sign-ups expected Tuesday on the last day of open enrollment for HealthCare.gov could help solidify the standing of “Obamacare” as an improbable survivor in the Donald Trump years.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Medical privacy changes would smooth info sharing in crises

WASHINGTON (AP) — Urged on by hospitals, doctors and patients, U.S. health officials are proposing changes to medical privacy rules that could ease information sharing in crisis situations.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Probe: CDC official says she was ordered to delete email

WASHINGTON (AP) — A senior manager with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention told congressional investigators she was ordered to delete an email suggesting attempted political interference by the Trump administration in coronavirus reports to the public, according to a transcript released Thursday.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Medical privacy changes would smooth info sharing in crises

WASHINGTON (AP) — Urged on by hospitals, doctors and patients, U.S. health officials are proposing changes to medical privacy rules that could ease information sharing in crisis situations.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Trump tries to revive stalled election-eve drug discounts

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is trying to revive the president's stalled election-eve plan to send millions of Medicare recipients a $200 prescription discount card.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Trump tries to revive stalled election-eve drug discounts

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is trying to revive the president's stalled election-eve plan to send millions of Medicare recipients a $200 prescription discount card.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Biden calls for action on virus as he introduces health team

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday called for urgent action on the coronavirus pandemic as he introduced a health care team that will be tested at every turn while striving to restore the nation to normalcy.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Biden calls for action on virus as he introduces health team

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday called for urgent action on the coronavirus pandemic as he introduced a health care team that will be tested at every turn while striving to restore the nation to normalcy.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Biden's health team offers glimpse of his COVID-19 strategy

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden's choices for his health care team point to a stronger federal role in the nation’s COVID-19 strategy, restoration of a guiding stress on science and an emphasis on

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Becerra's big challenge: Vaccinating Americans against virus

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — In choosing Xavier Becerra to be his health secretary, President-elect Joe Biden tapped a robust defender of the Affordable Care Act who will face questions about whether he possesses the health care and management experience needed to lead the massive effort to vaccinate a nation against …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Becerra's big challenge: Vaccinating Americans against virus

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — In choosing Xavier Becerra to be his health secretary, President-elect Joe Biden tapped a robust defender of the Affordable Care Act who will face questions about whether he possesses the health care and management experience needed to lead the massive effort to vaccinate a nation against …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Biden's health team offers glimpse of his COVID-19 strategy

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden's choices for his health care team point to a stronger federal role in the nation’s COVID-19 strategy, restoration of a guiding stress on science and an emphasis on

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Biden picks Xavier Becerra to lead HHS, coronavirus response

WASHINGTON (AP) —

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Biden picks Calif. AG Becerra to lead HHS, pandemic response

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden has picked California Attorney General Xavier Becerra to be his health secretary, putting a defender of the Affordable Care Act in a leading role to oversee his administration's coronavirus response.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Biden picks Calif. AG Becerra to lead HHS, pandemic response

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden has picked California Attorney General Xavier Becerra to be his health secretary, putting a defender of the Affordable Care Act in a leading role to oversee his administration's coronavirus response.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Biden picks Calif. AG to be first Latino health secretary

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden has picked California Attorney General Xavier Becerra to be his health secretary, putting a defender of the Affordable Care Act in a leading role to oversee his administration's coronavirus response.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Next for Biden: Getting the right health team as virus rages

WASHINGTON (AP) — Up soon for President-elect Joe Biden: naming his top health care officials as

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Next for Biden: Naming a health care team as pandemic rages

WASHINGTON (AP) — Up soon for President-elect Joe Biden: naming his top health care officials as

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Next for Biden: Naming a health care team as pandemic rages

WASHINGTON (AP) — Up soon for President-elect Joe Biden: naming his top health care officials as the coronavirus pandemic rages. It's hard to imagine more consequential picks.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Trump makes late-term bid to lower prescription drug costs

WASHINGTON (AP) — Trying to close out major unfinished business, the Trump administration issued regulations Friday that could lower the prices Americans pay for many prescription drugs.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Trump makes late-term bid to lower prescription drug costs

WASHINGTON (AP) — Trying to close out major unfinished business, the Trump administration issued regulations Friday that could lower the prices Americans pay for many prescription drugs.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

Trump makes late-term bid to lower prescription drug costs

WASHINGTON (AP) — Trying to close out major unfinished business, the Trump administration issued regulations Friday that could lower the prices Americans pay for many prescription drugs.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

Trump makes late-term bid to lower prescription drug costs

WASHINGTON (AP) — Trying to close out major unfinished business, the Trump administration issued regulations Friday that could lower the prices Americans pay for many prescription drugs.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

Coalition seizes on pandemic to boost 'Obamacare' sign-ups

WASHINGTON (AP) — As COVID-19 spreads uncontrolled in many places, a coalition of states, health care groups and activists is striving to drum up “Obamacare” sign-ups among a growing number of Americans uninsured in perilous times.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

Coalition seizes on pandemic to boost 'Obamacare' sign-ups

WASHINGTON (AP) — As COVID-19 spreads uncontrolled in many places, a coalition of states, health care groups and activists is striving to drum up “Obamacare” sign-ups among a growing number of Americans uninsured in perilous times.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

Biden seeks window on vaccine plans as Trump stalls handoff

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden's scientific advisers plan to meet with vaccine makers in coming days even as a

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Biden advisers to meet vaccine firms as Trump stalls handoff

WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden's scientific advisers will meet with vaccine makers in coming days as the presidential transition remains stalled because of President Donald Trump's refusal to acknowledge that he lost the election. That delayed handoff is especially problematic during a public health crisis, the government's top infectious disease …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Biden seeks window on vaccine plans as Trump stalls handoff

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden's scientific advisers plan to meet with vaccine makers in coming days even as a

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Biden seeks window on vaccine plans as Trump stalls handoff

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden's scientific advisers plan to meet with vaccine makers in coming days even as a stalled presidential transition keeps them out of the loop on government plans to inoculate all Americans against COVID-19.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Biden advisers to meet vaccine firms as Trump stalls handoff

WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden's scientific advisers will meet with vaccine makers in coming days as the presidential transition remains stalled because of President Donald Trump's refusal to acknowledge that he lost the election. That delayed handoff is especially problematic during a public health crisis, the government's top infectious disease …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Biden has room on health care, though limited by Congress

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden is unlikely to get sweeping health care changes through a closely divided Congress, but there’s a menu of narrower actions he can choose from to make a tangible difference on affordability and coverage for millions of people.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Biden has room on health care, though limited by Congress

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden is unlikely to get sweeping health care changes through a closely divided Congress, but there’s a menu of narrower actions he can choose from to make a tangible difference on affordability and coverage for millions of people.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Biden has room on health care, though limited by Congress

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden is unlikely to get sweeping health care changes through a closely divided Congress, but there’s a menu of narrower actions he can choose from to make a tangible difference on affordability and coverage for millions of people.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Feds announce COVID-19 vaccine agreement with drug stores

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health officials have reached an agreement with pharmacies across the U.S. to distribute free

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Biden has room on health care, though limited by Congress

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden is unlikely to get sweeping health care changes through a closely divided Congress, but there’s a menu of narrower actions he can choose from to make a tangible difference on affordability and coverage for millions of people.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Feds announce COVID-19 vaccine agreement with drug stores

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health officials have reached an agreement with pharmacies across the U.S. to distribute free

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Nursing home COVID-19 cases rise four-fold in surge states

WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite Trump administration efforts to erect a protective shield around nursing homes, coronavirus cases are surging within facilities in states hard hit by the latest onslaught of COVID-19.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Much at stake as Supreme Court weighs future of 'Obamacare'

WASHINGTON (AP) — When the Supreme Court weighs the fate of “Obamacare,” arguments will revolve around arcane points of law like severability — whether the justices can surgically snip out part of the law and leave the rest.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Nursing home COVID-19 cases rise four-fold in surge states

WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite Trump administration efforts to erect a protective shield around nursing homes, coronavirus cases are surging within facilities in states hard hit by the latest onslaught of COVID-19.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Much at stake as Supreme Court weighs future of 'Obamacare'

WASHINGTON (AP) — When the Supreme Court weighs the fate of “Obamacare,” arguments will revolve around arcane points of law like severability — whether the justices can surgically snip out part of the law and leave the rest.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Without Ginsburg, high court support for health law in doubt

WASHINGTON (AP) — Until six weeks ago, defenders of the

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Nursing home COVID-19 cases rise four-fold in surge states

WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite Trump administration efforts to erect a protective shield around nursing homes, coronavirus cases are surging within facilities in states hard hit by the latest onslaught of COVID-19.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Nursing home COVID-19 cases rise four-fold in surge states

WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite Trump administration efforts to erect a protective shield around nursing homes, coronavirus cases are surging within facilities in states hard hit by the latest onslaught of COVID-19.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Without Ginsburg, high court support for health law in doubt

WASHINGTON (AP) — Until six weeks ago, defenders of the

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Without Ginsburg, high court support for health law in doubt

WASHINGTON (AP) — Until six weeks ago, defenders of the

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

'Obamacare' sign-ups begin as millions more are uninsured

WASHINGTON (AP) — Millions of Americans who have lost health insurance in an economy shaken by the coronavirus can sign up for taxpayer-subsidized coverage starting Sunday.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

'Obamacare' sign-ups begin as millions more are uninsured

WASHINGTON (AP) — Millions of Americans who have lost health insurance in an economy shaken by the coronavirus can sign up for taxpayer-subsidized coverage starting Sunday.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

'Obamacare' sign-ups begin as millions more are uninsured

WASHINGTON (AP) — Millions of Americans who have lost health insurance in an economy shaken by the coronavirus can sign up for taxpayer-subsidized coverage starting Sunday.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

'Obamacare' sign-ups begin as millions more are uninsured

WASHINGTON (AP) — Millions of Americans who have lost health insurance in an economy shaken by the coronavirus can sign up for taxpayer-subsidized coverage starting Sunday.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

On virus, Trump and health advisers go their separate ways

WASHINGTON (AP) — A multi-state

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Trump rule says health plans must disclose costs up front

WASHINGTON (AP) — Trying to pull back the veil on health care costs to encourage competition, the Trump administration on Thursday finalized a requirement for insurers to tell consumers up front the actual prices for common tests and procedures.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

On virus, Trump and health advisers go their separate ways

WASHINGTON (AP) — A multi-state coronavirus surge in the countdown to Election Day has exposed a clear split between President Donald Trump’s bullish embrace of a return to normalcy and urgent public warnings from the government’s top health officials.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Trump rule says health plans must disclose costs up front

WASHINGTON (AP) — Trying to pull back the veil on health care costs to encourage competition, the Trump administration on Thursday finalized a requirement for insurers to tell consumers up front the actual prices for common tests and procedures.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Trump rule requires health plans to disclose costs up front

WASHINGTON (AP) — Trying to pull back the veil on health care costs to encourage competition, the Trump administration on Thursday finalized a requirement for insurers to tell consumers up front the actual prices for common tests and procedures.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Feds issue coverage plan for COVID-19 vaccine and treatments

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health officials Wednesday issued insurance coverage rules designed to deliver on the promise that every American will have access to free COVID-19 vaccines when they are approved.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Feds issue coverage plan for COVID-19 vaccine and treatments

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health officials Wednesday issued insurance coverage rules designed to deliver on the promise that every American will have access to free COVID-19 vaccines when they are approved.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Medicare finalizing coverage policy for coronavirus vaccine

WASHINGTON (AP) — Medicare will cover the yet-to-be approved coronavirus vaccine free for older people under a policy change expected to be announced shortly, a senior Trump administration official said Tuesday.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

US health official says pandemic clearly can be controlled

WASHINGTON (AP) — A day after White House chief of staff Mark Meadows said “we’re not going to control the pandemic,” a top Trump administration health official said Monday that Americans have already proven they can do that through basic safeguards shown to work.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

AP FACT CHECK: Falsehoods and fumbles in Trump-Biden debate

WASHINGTON (AP) — The facts took a hit right out of the gate Thursday night.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

AP FACT CHECK: Falsehoods and fumbles in Trump-Biden debate

WASHINGTON (AP) — The facts took a hit right out of the gate Thursday night.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Feds planning now to get coronavirus shots to nursing homes

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health officials on Friday unveiled a plan to get yet-to-be-approved coronavirus vaccines to nursing home residents free of charge, enlisting two national pharmacy chains to help.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Trump's election-eve drug discounts for seniors get snagged

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s plan to mail millions of seniors a $200 prescription savings card has hit legal and budget roadblocks, making it unlikely the government can carry it out before Election Day.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Feds planning now to get coronavirus shots to nursing homes

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health officials on Friday unveiled a plan to get yet-to-be-approved coronavirus vaccines to nursing home residents free of charge, enlisting two national pharmacy chains to help.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Trump's election-eve drug discounts for seniors get snagged

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s plan to mail millions of seniors a $200 prescription savings card has hit legal and budget roadblocks, making it unlikely the government can carry it out before Election Day.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Feds planning now to get coronavirus shots to nursing homes

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health officials on Friday unveiled a plan to get yet-to-be-approved coronavirus vaccines to nursing home residents free of charge, enlisting two national pharmacy chains to help.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Feds planning now to get coronavirus shots to nursing homes

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health officials on Friday unveiled a plan to get yet-to-be-approved coronavirus vaccines to nursing home residents free of charge, enlisting two national pharmacy chains to help.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Feds unveil plan to get coronavirus shots to nursing homes

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health officials on Friday unveiled a plan to get yet-to-be-approved coronavirus vaccines to nursing home residents free of charge, enlisting two national pharmacy chains to help.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Trump's election-eve drug discounts for seniors get snagged

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s plan to mail millions of seniors a $200 prescription savings card has hit legal and budget roadblocks, making it unlikely the government can carry it out before Election Day.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Retiree checks to rise 1.3% in 2021 amid coronavirus fallout

WASHINGTON (AP) — Social Security recipients will get a modest 1.3% cost-of living-increase in 2021, but that might be small comfort amid worries about

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

AP-NORC poll: New angst for caregivers in time of COVID-19

WASHINGTON (AP) — The

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Trump's election-eve drug discounts for seniors get snagged

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s plan to mail millions of seniors a $200 prescription savings card has hit legal and budget roadblocks, making it unlikely the government can carry it out before Election Day.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Retiree checks to rise 1.3% in 2021 amid coronavirus fallout

WASHINGTON (AP) — Social Security recipients will get a modest 1.3% cost-of living-increase in 2021, but that might be small comfort amid worries about

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

AP-NORC poll: New angst for caregivers in time of COVID-19

WASHINGTON (AP) — The

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Retiree checks to rise 1.3% in 2021 amid coronavirus fallout

WASHINGTON (AP) — Social Security recipients will get a modest 1.3% cost-of living-increase in 2021, but that might be small comfort amid worries about

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Uptick for retiree checks in 2021 amid coronavirus worries

WASHINGTON (AP) — Social Security recipients will get a modest 1.3% cost-of living-increase in 2021, but that might be small comfort amid worries about

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

AP-NORC poll: New angst for caregivers in time of COVID-19

WASHINGTON (AP) — The

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

AP FACT CHECK: Sen. Graham and Biden on Obamacare, Barrett

WASHINGTON (AP) — The senator leading Supreme Court confirmation hearings Tuesday launched into revisionist history on “Obamacare," implying it was designed to help Democratic states like California, New York and Massachusetts while doling out less to states like his, South Carolina.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

AP FACT CHECK: Lindsey Graham revises history on Obamacare

WASHINGTON (AP) — The senator leading Supreme Court confirmation hearings Tuesday launched into revisionist history on “Obamacare," implying it was designed to help Democratic states like California, New York and Massachusetts while doling out less to states like his, South Carolina.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Retiree checks to rise 1.3% in 2021 amid coronavirus fallout

WASHINGTON (AP) — Social Security recipients will get a modest 1.3% cost-of living-increase in 2021, but that might be small comfort amid worries about

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Uptick for retiree checks in 2021 amid coronavirus worries

WASHINGTON (AP) — Social Security recipients will get a modest 1.3% cost-of living-increase in 2021, but that might be small comfort amid worries about

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

AP-NORC poll: New angst for caregivers in time of COVID-19

WASHINGTON (AP) — The

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

As COVID cases rise, White House seeks to scrap �Obamacare�

As coronavirus cases rise in more than half of the states, the Trump administration is urging the Supreme Court to overturn the Affordable Care Act

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

White House wins ruling on health care price disclosure

The Trump administration has won a court ruling upholding its plan to require insurers and hospitals to disclose the actual prices for common tests and procedures in a bid to promote competition and push down costs

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Fauci says 'it will be when not if' for a COVID-19 vaccine

The government’s top infectious disease expert has told a House committee he believes “it will be when and not if” there will be a COVID-19 vaccine

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Medicare data: Blacks likelier to be hospitalized for COVID

Advanced kidney disease was by far the biggest risk factor, the study found

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Nursing homes represent more than 1 in 4 COVID-19 deaths

Nursing homes residents account for nearly 1 in 10 of all the coronavirus cases in the United States and more than a quarter of the deaths

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Fauci warns of 'suffering and death' if US reopens too soon

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, is warning Congress and the nation of what he calls "really serious” consequences of suffering, death and deeper economic damage if state and local officials lift stay-at-home orders too quickly

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Whistleblower: US failed to prepare, sought quick virus fix

A senior government scientist alleges the Trump administration failed to prepare for the onslaught of the coronavirus, then sought a fix by rushing an unproven drug to patients

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Trump says 'life and death' at stake in following guidelines

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump warned Americans to brace for a “hell of a bad two weeks” ahead as the White House projected there could be 100,000 to 240,000 deaths in the U.S. from the coronavirus pandemic even if current social distancing guidelines are maintained.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Trump says 'life and death' at stake in following guidelines

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump warned Americans to brace for a “hell of a bad two weeks” ahead as the White House projected there could be 100,000 to 240,000 deaths in the U.S. from the coronavirus pandemic even if current social distancing guidelines are maintained.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

White House projects 100K to 240K US deaths from virus

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday warned Americans to brace for a “hell of a bad two weeks” ahead as the White House projected there could be 100,000 to 240,000 deaths in the U.S. from the coronavirus pandemic even if current social distancing guidelines are maintained.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

White House projects 100K to 240K US deaths from virus

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday warned Americans to brace for a “hell of a bad two weeks” ahead as the White House projected there could be 100,000 to 240,000 deaths in the U.S. from the coronavirus pandemic even if current social distancing guidelines are maintained.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

White House turns to statistical models for virus forecast

WASHINGTON (AP) — Like forecasters tracking a megastorm, White House officials are relying on statistical models to help predict the impact of the coronavirus outbreak and try to protect as many people as possible.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

As of Tuesday morning, the IHME forecast predicted about 84,000 U.S. deaths through early August, with the highest number of daily deaths occurring April 15

WASHINGTON — Like forecasters tracking a megastorm, White House officials are relying on statistical models to help predict the impact of the coronavirus outbreak and try to protect as many people as possible.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

White House turns to statistical models for virus forecast

WASHINGTON (AP) — Like forecasters tracking a megastorm, White House officials are relying on statistical models to help predict the impact of the coronavirus outbreak and try to protect as many people as possible.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Virus coordinator Birx is Trump's data-whisperer

WASHINGTON (AP) — For many in the public health and political worlds, Dr. Deborah Birx is the sober scientist advising an unpredictable president. She's the data whisperer who will help steer President Donald Trump as he ponders how quickly to restart an economy that's ground to a halt in the …

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Virus coordinator Birx is Trump's data-whisperer

WASHINGTON (AP) — For many in the public health and political worlds, Dr. Deborah Birx is the sober scientist advising an unpredictable president. She's the data whisperer who will help steer President Donald Trump as he ponders how quickly to restart an economy that's ground to a halt in the …

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Not all or nothing: Anti-virus lockdowns could lift slowly

WASHINGTON — For the millions of Americans living under some form of lockdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus, not knowing when the restrictions will end is a major source of anxiety. Will life events — weddings, funerals, even just simple nights out with friends — be delayed for …

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Researcher: 'We have to find some way to return to normal life'

WASHINGTON — For the millions of Americans living under some form of lockdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus, not knowing when the restrictions will end is a major source of anxiety. Will life events — weddings, funerals, even just simple nights out with friends — be delayed for …

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Not all or nothing: Anti-virus lockdowns could lift slowly

WASHINGTON (AP) — For the millions of Americans living under some form of lockdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus, not knowing when the restrictions will end is a major source of anxiety. Will life events — weddings, funerals, even just simple nights out with friends — be delayed …

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Not all or nothing: Anti-virus lockdowns could lift slowly

WASHINGTON (AP) — For the millions of Americans living under some form of lockdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus, not knowing when the restrictions will end is a major source of anxiety. Will life events — weddings, funerals, even just simple nights out with friends — be delayed …

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

AP FACT CHECK: Trump claims rising suicides if US stays shut

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is making a baseless claim of surging suicides if the U.S. economy remains mostly shut due to the spread of the coronavirus. There's no evidence that suicides will rise dramatically, let alone surpass potential coronavirus deaths. Historically in a crisis, suicides tend to diminish …

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Trump says he intends to reopen country in weeks, not months

WASHINGTON (AP) — As cases of coronavirus rise, President Donald Trump said that he wants to reopen the country for business in weeks, not months, and claimed, without evidence, that continued closures could result in more deaths than the pandemic itself.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Trump says he intends to reopen country in weeks, not months

WASHINGTON (AP) — As cases of coronavirus rise, President Donald Trump said that he wants to reopen the country for business in weeks, not months, and claimed, without evidence, that continued closures could result in more deaths than the pandemic itself.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Trump says he intends to reopen country in weeks, not months

WASHINGTON (AP) — As cases of coronavirus continue to rise, President Donald Trump said Monday that he wants to reopen the country for business in weeks, not months, as he claimed, without evidence, that continued closures could result in more deaths than the pandemic itself.

BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Feds: Virus frauds spread, preying on Medicare recipients

WASHINGTON (AP) — Scam artists are preying on older people's fears by peddling fake tests for the coronavirus to Medicare recipients, a federal law enforcement agency warned on Monday.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Feds: Virus frauds spread, preying on Medicare recipients

WASHINGTON (AP) — Scam artists are preying on older people's fears by peddling fake tests for the coronavirus to Medicare recipients, a federal law enforcement agency warned on Monday.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Trump vs Fauci: President's gut sense collides with science

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a clash of gut instinct versus science, President Donald Trump and the government's top infectious disease expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci, are politely but publicly sparing over whether a malaria drug would work to treat people with coronavirus disease.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Trump vs Fauci: President and doctor spar over unproven drug

WASHINGTON (AP) — In an extraordinary exchange, President Donald Trump and the government's top infectious disease expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci, publicly sparred Friday on whether a malaria drug would work to treat people with coronavirus disease.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

US nursing homes warn of looming shortage of masks and gowns

WASHINGTON (AP) — Many nursing homes risk running out of protective masks and gowns by next week because of the coronavirus, and at least one facility already had to resort to using plastic garbage bags to make gowns, an industry group warned Wednesday.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

US nursing homes warn of looming shortage of masks and gowns

WASHINGTON (AP) — Many nursing homes risk running out of protective masks and gowns by next week because of the coronavirus, and at least one facility already had to resort to using plastic garbage bags to make gowns, an industry group warned Wednesday.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

To keep seniors safe at home, Medicare expands telemedicine

WASHINGTON (AP) — Medicare said Tuesday it will immediately expand coverage for telemedicine nationwide to help seniors with health problems stay home to avoid the coronavirus.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

To keep seniors safe at home, Medicare expands telemedicine

WASHINGTON (AP) — Medicare said Tuesday it will immediately expand coverage for telemedicine nationwide to help seniors with health problems stay home to avoid the coronavirus.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Straight-talking Fauci explains outbreak to a worried nation

WASHINGTON (AP) — If Dr. Anthony Fauci says it, you'd be smart to listen. As the coronavirus has upended daily life across the globe, Fauci has become the trusted voice in separating fact and fiction.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Straight-talking Fauci explains outbreak to a worried nation

WASHINGTON (AP) — If Dr. Anthony Fauci says it, you'd be smart to listen. As the coronavirus has upended daily life across the globe, Fauci has become the trusted voice in separating fact and fiction.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

AP FACT CHECK: Trump is wrong about insurers and coronavirus

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump incorrectly stated in his address to the nation that the health insurance industry has agreed to waive patient co-payments for treatment of COVID-19. The industry has not made such a commitment.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

At White House, insurers again pledge no-cost virus tests

WASHINGTON (AP) — Major insurers pledged to cover coronavirus tests at no cost to patients at the White House Tuesday, but those assurances — while welcome — may not resolve public concerns about testing.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Amid virus crisis, officials announce health care tech rules

WASHINGTON (AP) — With coronavirus topping Americans' concerns, senior Trump administration officials tried to switch subjects Monday by announcing final rules aimed at delivering on the unfulfilled promise of electronic health records.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

As coronavirus spreads, Medicare gets telemedicine option

WASHINGTON (AP) — The coronavirus legislation signed by President Donald Trump on Friday lets Medicare expand the use of telemedicine in outbreak areas, potentially reducing infection risks for vulnerable seniors.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Insurers will cover virus tests, but check if costs apply

WASHINGTON (AP) — A day after Vice President Mike Pence assured Americans that lab tests for coronavirus would be covered by private and government health insurance, that promise appears to be less than airtight.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Insurers will cover virus tests, but check if costs apply

WASHINGTON (AP) — A day after Vice President Mike Pence assured Americans that lab tests for coronavirus would be covered by private and government health insurance, that promise appears to be less than airtight.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Insurers will cover virus tests, but check if costs apply

WASHINGTON (AP) — A day after Vice President Mike Pence assured Americans that lab tests for coronavirus would be covered by private and government health insurance, that promise appears to be less than airtight.

BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Frustration rising over lack of access to coronavirus tests

WASHINGTON (AP) — Frustration over lack of access to coronavirus testing boiled over Tuesday as Trump administration officials sought to reassure skeptical lawmakers the nation will have the capacity for 1 million tests within days.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Senate GOP releases bill to cut Medicaid, alter 'Obamacare'

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans released their long-awaited bill Thursday to dismantle much of Barack Obama's health care law, proposing to cut Medicaid for low-income Americans and erase tax boosts that Obama imposed on high-earners and medical companies to finance his expansion of coverage.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Novel plan to curb drug costs seeks candidates' attention

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

The problem of underinsurance

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Health care overhaul

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Snag affecting health law sign-ups gets a fix

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

'We need a whole new look at HIPAA'

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Another big test

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Obamacare, 2.0

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 10 YEARS AGO

Sophomore slump or success?

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

New forms of health insurance discrimination

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Health overhaul

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Poll: Obama health care overhaul going poorly

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Health website problems continue

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama claimed "full responsibility" Wednesday for fixing his administration's much-maligned health insurance website as a new concern surfaced: a government memo pointing to security worries, laid out just days before the launch.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 11 YEARS AGO

Adjusting their sights

WASHINGTON - "Obamacare" escaped unharmed from the government shutdown Republicans hoped would stop it, but just as quickly they have opened a new line of attack - one handed to them by the administration itself.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 11 YEARS AGO

Business delay prompts health care questions

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

GOP wants delay in health law'sindividual mandate

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Obama administration delays major health law requirement

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

States fear loss of health care aid

WASHINGTON - Thousands of people with serious medical problems are in danger of losing coverage under President Barack Obama's health care overhaul because of cost overruns, state officials say.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Laying bare your finances to apply for health care

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Upper-income seniors face Medicare hike

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama's plan to raise Medicare premiums for upper-income seniors would create five new income brackets to squeeze more revenue for the government from the top tiers of retirees, the administration revealed Friday.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Marketing studies help craft health overhaul pitch

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Applying for Obamacare

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Health care tax hikes for 2013 may be just a start

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Decision time

WASHINGTON - Nineteen states have turned down the Obama administration's invitation to run the new health insurance markets that will begin serving millions of uninsured Americans less than a year from now. That puts a huge task on the feds, a defining challenge for President Barack Obama's second term.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Unforeseen expense

WASHINGTON - Your medical plan is facing an unexpected expense, so you probably are, too. It's a new, $63-per-head fee to cushion the cost of covering people with pre-existing conditions under President Barack Obama's health care overhaul.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

No voucher but maybe a bill

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Key details still in flux

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Possible outcomes in pivotal health care law case

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Study: Obama's health care law would raise deficit

WASHINGTON - Reigniting a debate about the bottom line for President Barack Obama's health care law, a leading conservative economist estimates in a study to be released today that the overhaul will add at least $340 billion to the deficit, not reduce it.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Anti-fraud effort disappoints

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Health overhaul lags in states

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Health costs to see increase

WASHINGTON - Starting in 2012, the government will charge a new fee to your health insurance plan for research to find out which drugs, medical procedures, tests and treatments work best. But what will Americans do with the answers?

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

GOP bill renews tax cut

• Cut about $21 billion from Obama's health care overhaul by tightening rules for tax credits that will help pay premiums for the uninsured and by squeezing a fund for preventive care - a strategy Democrats are certain to resist.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Health care to cover the pill

WASHINGTON - A half-century after the advent of the pill, the Obama administration on Monday ushered in a change in women's health care potentially as transformative: coverage of birth control as prevention, with no copays.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Medicare goes high-tech to head off fraud

WASHINGTON - Tired of paying bogus claims, then chasing the scammers, Medicare announced Friday it is deploying screening technology similar to what's widely used by credit card companies to head off fraud.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Poll: Medicare doesn't have to be cut

WASHINGTON - They're not buying it. Most Americans say they don't believe Medicare has to be cut to balance the federal budget, and ditto for Social Security, a new poll shows.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Finances look worse for Medicare, Social Security

WASHINGTON - The bad economy is worsening the already-shaky finances of Medicare and Social Security, draining the trust funds supporting them faster than expected and intensifying the need for Congress to shore up the massive benefit programs, the government said Friday.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Health care support dips

WASHINGTON - Amid a budget debate that will affect the health care of virtually every family, a new poll finds support for President Barack Obama's overhaul at its lowest level since passage last year.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

High-end medical option prompts Medicare worries

WASHINGTON - Every year, thousands of people make a deal with their doctor: I'll pay you a fixed annual fee, whether or not I need your services, and in return you'll see me the day I call, remember who I am and what ails me, and give me your undivided …

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Controversy, questions remain for health care

WASHINGTON - One year after President Barack Obama signed his historic health care overhaul, the law is taking root in the land. Whether it bears lasting fruit is still in question.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Baby boomers fear outliving Medicare

WASHINGTON - The first baby boomers will be old enough to qualify for Medicare Jan. 1, and many fear the program's obituary will be written before their own.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Health care hassles

WASHINGTON - The new health care law wasn't supposed to undercut employer plans that have provided most people in the U.S. with coverage for generations.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 14 YEARS AGO

Health insurers help GOP after dalliance with Democrats

WASHINGTON - Health insurers flirted with Democrats, supported them with money and got what they wanted: a federal mandate that most Americans carry health care coverage. Now they're backing Republicans, hoping a GOP Congress will mean friendlier regulations.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 14 YEARS AGO

GOP may seek repeal of Obama health bill

WASHINGTON - If you thought passing the health care overhaul was messy, wait until Republicans try to repeal it if they regain power this fall.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 14 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Medicare expands coverage to help smokers quit

WASHINGTON - They've lived with the health warnings about smoking for much of their lives and doubtless seen the ill effects on friends, relatives and even themselves, yet about 4.5 million older people in the U.S. keep on lighting up.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 14 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Vote turns up heat on health care

WASHINGTON - Missouri voters' overwhelming opposition to requiring nearly all Americans to buy health insurance puts one of the least popular parts of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul law back in the political crosshairs.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 14 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Some insurers halt new coverage for kids

WASHINGTON - Some major health insurance companies will no longer issue certain types of policies for children, an unintended consequence of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul law, state officials said Friday.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 14 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

No out-of-pocket cost on some preventive care

WASHINGTON - From counseling for kids who struggle with their weight, to cancer screenings for their parents, preventive health care will soon be available at no out-of-pocket cost under consumer rules the Obama administration unveiled Wednesday.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 14 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Report: Health care will cover more, cost more

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama's health care overhaul law is getting a mixed verdict in the first comprehensive look by neutral experts: More Americans will be covered, but costs are also going up.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 14 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Health care changes start soon

WASHINGTON - The first changes under the new health care law will be easy to see and not long in coming: There'll be $250 rebate checks for seniors in the Medicare drug coverage gap, and young adults moving from college to work will be able to stay on their parents' …

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 14 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Obama urges Democrats to come together for health care

WASHINGTON - Victory within reach, President Barack Obama exhorted House Democrats on Saturday to stay true to their party's legacy and make history by bringing health insurance to millions of struggling families now left out. Leaders exuded confidence as they defused thorny problems in the countdown to a landmark vote.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 14 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Premiums jump 14 percent on Medicare private plans

WASHINGTON - Millions of seniors who signed up for popular private health plans through Medicare are facing sharp premium increases this year - another sign that spiraling costs are a problem even for those with solid insurance.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 14 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

America's uninsured haven't shown collective power

WASHINGTON - If the uninsured were a political lobbying group, they'd have more members than AARP. The National Mall couldn't hold them if they decided to march on Washington.

BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 15 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

White House seeks health plan compromise

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama's top health care adviser said Wednesday a compromise is within reach on a government health plan for the middle class that wouldn't drive private insurers out of business.

WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 15 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

America's uninsured haven't shown collective power

WASHINGTON - If the uninsured were a political lobbying group, they'd have more members than AARP. The National Mall couldn't hold them if they decided to march on Washington.

WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 15 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

White House seeks health plan compromise

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama's top health care adviser said Wednesday a compromise is within reach on a government health plan for the middle class that wouldn't drive private insurers out of business.

HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 15 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

America's uninsured haven't shown collective power

WASHINGTON - If the uninsured were a political lobbying group, they'd have more members than AARP. The National Mall couldn't hold them if they decided to march on Washington.

HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 15 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

White House seeks health plan compromise

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama's top health care adviser said Wednesday a compromise is within reach on a government health plan for the middle class that wouldn't drive private insurers out of business.

BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 15 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO