There’s something for everyone with private health insurance in the American Rescue Plan Act, but determining the best way to benefit may be confusing.
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When Democrats pushed through a two-year expansion of the Affordable Care Act in the COVID-relief bill this month, many people celebrated the part that will make health insurance more affordable for more Americans.
Gov. Kate Brown updates COVID-19 risk levels that put 28 counties in moderate or lower risk.
Rural providers receive $3,000 to $5,000 in income tax credits annually through the incentive program which is due to sunset in 2022.
“We need to take care of the problem everywhere to be able to take care of it anywhere,” says Dr. Mark Feinberg, president and CEO of the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative.
Though some have dismissed the treatment, others say some larger studies that have employed more calibrated doses in targeted groups of patients show promise.
Meanwhile, a committee hears from county commissioners who lament the complexity and confusion in the vaccination rollout and public messaging.
The low case counts in Oregon and Washington are laudable, but they create an unusual position: The states may have a more difficult time achieving herd immunity to COVID-19.
Dentists oppose the bill which would allow dental therapists to perform fillings and provide other routine care.
Migrant workers, frontline workers and multi-generational households are among the groups that will become eligible for vaccination sooner than expected.