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Since the FDA greenlighted Novavax last month, clinical studies claiming less fevers and fatigue have driven people with long COVID and chronic fatigue syndrome to seek out the protein-based vaccine.

Since the IRS announced the moratorium on new ERC claims in September, the agency has now released new guidelines for small employers that wish to cancel their claim if they have doubts about its legitimacy.

A new rule, which is set to take effect Jan. 1 and requires PBMs to take most of their "performance fees" at the time prescriptions are filled, is adding to the woes of the independent drugstores it was partly designed to help.

The Affordable Care Act requires insurers to cover a variety of preventive services without a patient paying out-of-pocket, but it is not uncommon for medical practices to narrowly interpret the term "preventive service."

Under pressure from patient advocates and government regulators, credit agencies have taken steps to remove some medical debts from credit reports, but this could be costing physicians nationwide potentially billions of dollars.

More details were announced last week on Pres. Biden's new student loan forgiveness plan, which aims to cancel some or all student debt for specific types of borrowers, like those whose balances exceed what they originally owed.

Over half of Medicare enrollees are now enrolled in Medicare Advantage, however, the plans have become dubious payers for many large and small hospitals, which report the insurers are often slow to pay or don't pay.

The American Medical Association and other health groups have sent a letter of support to lawmakers for passage of The Value in Health Care Act, which would offer incentives to help providers move into the new payment model.