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Category: Healthcare Technology

shows the back of a wheelchair, with an old and wizened hand on the arm of the chair
Posted inPublic Health

Refurbished walkers and wheelchairs fill gaps created by supply chain problems

by Kaiser Health News April 16, 2022April 16, 2022

By Kate Ruder Kaiser Health News DENVER — Michele Lujan needed a wheelchair for her 52-year-old husband who had been hospitalized with covid-19. But she had lost her job, and money was tight. Insurance wouldn’t cover the cost, and she didn’t see the use in buying something to meet a temporary need. So she turned […]

a graphic of a computer with a question mark and a message from a doctor, meant to represent telehealth
Posted inMedicaid

 Providers worry as Medicaid winds down coverage for OT and PT done via telehealth

by Clarissa Donnelly-DeRoven April 4, 2022April 3, 2022
Posted inState Health Policy

Walls around ‘hearing aids’ to tumble as some in NC trumpet warnings

by Thomas Goldsmith February 24, 2022February 23, 2022
we see the back of a man's head and his hands are holding the box for a QuickVue Home COVID test
Posted inInfectious Disease

More rapid tests are coming. What’s the best way to use them?

by Rose Hoban January 18, 2022January 18, 2022
shows the contents of a home COVID test, including swabs, small tubes and foil packets.
Posted inHealthcare Technology

Why you can’t find cheap at-home COVID tests

by Kaiser Health News November 27, 2021November 23, 2021
Posted inMental Health

Virtual therapy may help, but isn’t for everyone

by Correspondent November 24, 2021November 23, 2021

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