The mental health crisis is costing the Northern Virginia region $8 billion a year in unrealized economic output, according to a new report. This article was written by WTOP news partner InsideNoVa.com and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today. The mental health crisis is costing the Northern Virginia region $8 … Read more
The mental health crisis is costing the Northern Virginia region $8 billion a year in unrealized economic output, according to a new report. report from the Northern Virginia Community Foundation. Report from the foundation research team, Knowledge areafound that the economic damage caused by mental health has quadrupled since 2019, exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic … Read more
New York CNN — Workers and their employers are paying more for work-based health insurance this year. According to KFFs, the cost of annual family health insurance at work has increased to an average of nearly $24,000 this year. Employer Health Benefits Survey, released Wednesday. That’s a 7% increase over last year. The annual survey … Read more
Medicare’s annual open enrollment program lets you shop for health and prescription drug coverage for the coming year. This year there’s even more reason to check whether your current plans offer the best coverage for you, experts say. Andreswd | E+ | beautiful images Medicare beneficiaries have until December 7 to change their Medicare health … Read more
Andreswd | E+ | beautiful images Medicare beneficiaries have until December 7 to change their Medicare health and prescription drug coverage for next year through annual open enrollment. This year, there’s even more reason to pay attention, as financial support for prescription drug coverage will be expanded starting January 1, according to Meena Seshamani, director … Read more
CNN — Prices for the Covid-19 drug Paxlovid will likely rise next year for most patients as the United States continues to move out of the emergency phase of the pandemic, raising concerns among doctors that the drug will become more difficult to reach. Just like this season’s Covid-19 vaccine, the combination antiviral drug nirmatrelvir … Read more
Updated October 11, 2023, 03:29 pm EDT Top line A new survey shows more employers could cover popular diabetes and weight loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy by 2024, allowing workers to avoid out-of-pocket costs overpaying, a new survey finds, although the high cost of these drugs has caused other workplaces to stop covering them … Read more
About 350 retail and health care workers affiliated with Howard Brown Health voted in favor of the strike, the second of its kind at Howard Brown in less than a year. The strike vote was held Friday among 366 members of Howard Brown Health Workers United. Votes were counted Tuesday morning. The vote brought support … Read more
Gambling The levy will be used to fund addiction research, prevention and treatment as part of the government’s reform plan Gambling companies will be forced to pay around $100m a year to the NHS to fund research, prevention and treatment of addiction, as part of government changes to replace the contributions system long-standing volunteering. Under … Read more
Stephanie Nano/AP/File Paxlovid will move from making it free to everyone through government purchases to the more traditional commercial market later this year. CNN Prices for the Covid-19 drug Paxlovid will likely rise next year for most patients as the United States continues to move out of the emergency phase of the pandemic, raising concerns … Read more