BY MEGAN CERULLO The financial cost of remaining unvaccinated against COVID-19 is rising. Health insurance providers are now asking people who contract the disease to share the cost of treatment, which can get expensive if it requires a lengthy hospital stay. Early in the pandemic, most private insurers waived cost-sharing for patients under their plans or even covered … [Read more...] about Insurance companies are now asking COVID-19 patients to share in the cost of their treatment
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‘I think we already broke:’ Mississippi’s nurses are resigning to protect themselves from Covid-19 burnout
By Madeline Holcombe, Erica Hill and Laura Dolan, CNN (CNN)Earlier this month, Mississippi ICU nurse Nichole Atherton resigned, worn down by the stress, young patients and preventable deaths that have overwhelmed the state's hospitals during the Covid-19 pandemic. "It looks heroic," Atherton, of Singing River Ocean Springs Hospital, told CNN. "But … [Read more...] about ‘I think we already broke:’ Mississippi’s nurses are resigning to protect themselves from Covid-19 burnout
I’m An ICU Doctor And I Cannot Believe The Things Unvaccinated Patients Are Telling Me
“My experiences in the ICU these past weeks have left me surprised, disheartened, but most of all, angry.” By Thanh Neville, M.D., M.S.H.S.Guest Writer “We can’t let COVID win.” This was my colleague’s mantra when the pandemic started last year. And for the almost 18 months since, health care workers have rallied to the battlefields, even at times when we had no … [Read more...] about I’m An ICU Doctor And I Cannot Believe The Things Unvaccinated Patients Are Telling Me
