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Health Care: Amazon will start testing drones that will drop prescriptions on your doorstep, literally
18Oct By adminNo Comments
Business

Health Care: Amazon will start testing drones that will drop prescriptions on your doorstep, literally

TEXAS: Amazon will soon make prescription drugs fall from the sky when the e-commerce giant becomes the latest company to test drone deliveries for medications. The company said Wednesday that customers in College Station, Texas, can now get prescriptions delivered by a drone within an hour of placing their order. The drone, programed to fly from a delivery center with a secure pharmacy, will travel to the customer's address, descend to a height of about four meters - or 13 feet - and drop a padded package. Amazon says customers will be able to choose from more than 500 medications, a list that includes common treatments for conditions like the flu or pneumonia, but not controlled substances. The company's Prime Air division began testing drone deliveries of common household items last De...
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Kaiser Permanente workers on strike in 5 states and Washington, D.C.
8Oct By adminNo Comments
Health

Kaiser Permanente workers on strike in 5 states and Washington, D.C.

Kaiser Permanente workers on strike in 5 states and Washington, D.C. - CBS News Watch CBS News Tens of thousands of Kaiser Permanente employees have walked off the job in five states and Washington, D.C., striking for better wages and working conditions. The company says it's committed to taking care of its employees while being affordable to its members. CBS News' Jo Ling Kent reports from Los Angeles. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On
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Cigna to pay $172 million to settle charges it overcharged Medicare Advantage plans
3Oct By adminNo Comments
Money

Cigna to pay $172 million to settle charges it overcharged Medicare Advantage plans

Health insurance giant Cigna will pay more than $172 million to settle federal claims that it knowingly submitted false diagnosis codes under the federal Medicare Advantage program.Federal prosecutors alleged in a lawsuit last year that Cigna submitted inaccurate and untruthful codes for Medicare Advantage between 2016 and 2021. The U.S. Department of Justice said in a statement Saturday that Cigna violated the False Claims Act by failing to delete or withdraw incorrect codes. "Cigna knew that these diagnoses would increase its Medicare Advantage payments by making its plan members appear sicker," said Damian Williams, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York. "The reported diagnoses of serious and complex conditions were based solely on cursory in-home assess...
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Yelp sues Texas to defend its labeling of crisis pregnancy centers
28Sep By adminNo Comments
Technology

Yelp sues Texas to defend its labeling of crisis pregnancy centers

Washington CNN  —  Yelp is suing Texas to ensure it can continue to tell users that crisis pregnancy centers listed on its site do not provide abortions or abortion referrals, opening a new front in the fight between states and the tech industry over abortion restrictions. In a complaint filed Wednesday in San Francisco federal court, Yelp said it is suing Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton preemptively, to head off a lawsuit it anticipates from his office as soon as Friday that may seek to bar Yelp from applying its labels to crisis pregnancy centers. Yelp said it currently applies the following label to crisis pregnancy center listings: “This is a Crisis Pregnancy Center. Crisis Pregnancy Centers do ...
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Medicare targets 10 drugs for price cuts
31Aug By adminNo Comments
Health

Medicare targets 10 drugs for price cuts

Medicare targets 10 drugs for price cuts - CBS News Watch CBS News The White House on Tuesday released a list of 10 medications that will be subject to price negotiations under Medicare. Ed O'Keefe reports on how this could affect prices and what other drugs could be added going forward. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On
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YouTube to prohibit false claims about cancer treatments under its medical misinformation policy
15Aug By adminNo Comments
Technology

YouTube to prohibit false claims about cancer treatments under its medical misinformation policy

New York CNN  —  YouTube announced Tuesday that it will start removing false claims about cancer treatments as part of an ongoing effort to build out its medical misinformation policy. Under the updated policy, YouTube will prohibit “content that promotes cancer treatments proven to be harmful or ineffective, or content that discourages viewers from seeking professional medical treatment,” Dr. Garth Graham, head of YouTube Health, said in a blog post Tuesday. “This includes content that promotes unproven treatments in place of approved care or as a guaranteed cure, and treatments that have been specifically deemed harmful by health authorities,” he said, such as the misleading claim that patients ...
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Black men at higher risk of dying from skin cancer, study finds
8Aug By adminNo Comments
Health

Black men at higher risk of dying from skin cancer, study finds

Black men at higher risk of dying from skin cancer, study finds - CBS News Watch CBS News Black men are most at risk to die of melanoma, a recent study found. Errol Barnett examines what factors into the statistics. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On
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