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7 Things Employers Should Know About the End of the Covid-19 Public Health Emergency

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The Covid-19 public health emergency ended May 11, which will affect employer-sponsored insurance in several ways, said Jeff Levin-Scherz, population health leader of Willis Towers Watson. This includes the coverage Covid-19 tests and vaccines.

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How Food-as-Medicine Execs Are Responding to Kellogg CEO’s ‘Let Them Eat Flakes’ Remarks

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Food-as-medicine executives are none too thrilled about his comments — they argue that the remarks underscore the dire need to increase public education about affordable, healthy meal planning.

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Why Experts Saw Cano Health’s Bankruptcy Coming From A Mile Away

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Cano Health filed for bankruptcy this week — about three years after going public $4.4 billion SPAC merger. The industry reacted without surprise, with experts calling the bankruptcy a direct result of mismanagement, a quixotic growth strategy and poor market selection.

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Pharma’s big lie is about greed

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The public has been told that pharma needs money to develop new drugs, but unfortunately, that’s a huge lie. PhRMA, the political lobbying arm for the pharma industry, has been spewing lies about a plan to have Medicare negotiate drug prices with big pharma. The post Pharma’s big lie is about greed.

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Health misinformation online abounds

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No matter the form, inaccurate health information is a danger to public health. Roughly 45 million American adults (out of about 200 million) cannot read above a fifth-grade level , according to the Literacy Project Foundation. And 68% said disinformation greatly impacts people’s confidence in government institutions.

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Edelman Trust Barometer raises questions

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Trust is a vital determinant of health behaviors and outcomes, but COVID-19 has dramatically influenced how the public makes healthcare decisions, according to the February online survey of more than 10,000 people in 10 countries worldwide. Still, the report may be too generalized for every healthcare player. But do doctors trust the system?

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The erosion of trust in health information?

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They have awarded a lot of money to potential vaccine candidates even though we are months away from successful testing and the public is nervous. Polls show that as the pandemic has continued, US citizens have become less confident about the safety of a vaccine. Health misinformation is a global public health threat.

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