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Medicare told to reassess premium hike caused by Alzheimer’s drug

January 10, 2022 | Associated Press

U.S. health secretary Xavier Becerra on Monday ordered Medicare to reassess a big premium increase facing millions of seniors this year, attributed in large part to a pricey new Alzheimer’s drug with questionable benefits.

Medicare limits coverage of $28,000-a-year Alzheimer’s drug

January 11, 2022 | Associated Press

Medicare officials stressed Tuesday that they did not take cost into account in the coverage decision, but rather whether Aduhelm is “reasonable and necessary” for treating Alzheimer’s patients enrolled in the program.

U.S. to double free COVID tests, add masks to fight omicron

January 13, 2022 | Associated Press

The federal government plans will double to 1 billion the rapid, at-home COVID-19 tests to be distributed free to Americans, along with “high-quality masks.”

Dr. Richard Feldman: Let’s be clear about who is providing health care

January 14, 2022 | Dr. Richard Feldman

Marketing and advertising materials for medical services should clearly and prominently disclose the provider’s license type (physician, nurse practitioner, physician assistant, chiropractor, optometrist, dentist, podiatrist, etc.).

Airlines cancel some flights after reduced 5G rollout in United States

January 19, 2022 | Associated Press

Airlines had canceled more than 320 flights by Wednesday evening, or a little over 2% of the U.S. total, according to FlightAware.

Key inflation gauge rose 5.8% in 2021, most in 39 years

January 28, 2022 | Associated Press

The report Friday from the Commerce Department also said that consumer spending fell 0.6% in December, with purchases of cars, electronics, and clothes declining.

Parents can be silenced in special education settlements. A proposed bill would change that.

January 28, 2022 | Lee V. Gaines, WFYI

Advocates of the measure say non-disclosure agreements harm families of students with disabilities, while opponents say NDAs are a useful litigation strategy, and their elimination could result in more due-process requests.

Dems, GOP set to huddle on deal to fund government, avert shutdown

February 2, 2022 | The Washington Post

The upcoming discussions mark the second consecutive day of private meetings on Capitol Hill, as lawmakers who oversee the federal purse increasingly express a measure of confidence that they can act before a Feb. 18 deadline.

In the Workplace: Push out right info to build buying confidence

February 4, 2022 | Demetra Andrews

The results indicated that providing a larger quantity of information (six cues) increased consumers’ perception of their own knowledge and understanding of the product.

Circle Centre owners commit to ‘transformative’ mall revamp

February 11, 2022 | Mickey Shuey

What’s next for the two city blocks that are now Circle Centre mall could start coming into focus over the next year.

White House seeks another $30 billion for COVID-19 battle

February 15, 2022 | Associated Press

According to the nonpartisan Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, Congress has already approved $5.8 trillion to battle the pandemic in a series of major bills spanning the Trump and Biden administrations.

As city boosts spending on anti-crime grants, some call for more accountability

February 18, 2022 | Leslie Bonilla Muñiz

Indianapolis has put more than $30 million into about 600 grants since 2009, when it launched what’s now called the Violent Crime Prevention Grants Program.

Cook Medical legal battle one of largest in state history

February 25, 2022 | John Russell

The medical-device maker is vigorously defending itself against a mountain of lawsuits that claim its inferior vena cava (IVC) filters, designed to catch blood clots, are unsafe.

New City-County Council committee to strike a greener path

February 25, 2022 | Leslie Bonilla Muñiz

The panel plans to focus first on urban forests and parklands, then recycling and solid waste, then equitable health and infrastructure investments.

Powell tells Congress that Fed will raise rates this month

March 2, 2022 | Associated Press

Chairman Jerome Powell said Wednesday that he supports a traditional quarter-point increase in the Federal Reserve’s benchmark short-term interest rate when the Fed meets later this month, rather than a larger increase that some of its policymakers have proposed.

White House unveils new COVID plan, says shutdowns, school closures unnecessary

March 3, 2022 | The Washington Post

The 96-page road map is part of a broader White House strategy to move the country from crisis footing and convince Americans that their lives can return to normal amid the president’s tanking approval ratings.

IRS rushes to hire 10,000 workers but giant backlog expected to persist