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Newly Unemployed Seek Health Insurance Amidst Pandemic
Nearly half a million people in Massachusetts have filed for unemployment since mid March. In addition to losing income, many are worried about losing health insurance during a pandemic. -
Some Doctors Moving Away From Ventilators For Virus Patients
Health officials around the world are pushing to get more ventilators to treat coronavirus patients, but some doctors actually are moving away from using the machines. -
Art Caplan: Rationing Guidelines Reflect Inequities Of Healthcare System, But Are 'What You've Got To Do'
Massachusetts' new guidelines for rationing medical resources prioritize young and otherwise healthy people. -
Steward Health Care Initiates New COVID-19 Plan Amid MA Nurses Association Concerns
New intensive care unit beds will open at Carney Hospital, Morton Hospital, Good Samaritan Medical Center, and St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center. -
Community Health Centers In Mass. Face Financial Strain
Like Mass. hospitals, the state’s community health centers feel pressure from the pandemic -
Coronavirus Reset: How To Get Health Insurance Now
Many of the millions of Americans who lost their jobs in recent weeks also lost their health insurance. Others lacked a health plan even before COVID-19 hit. Here's a start to finding help. -
States Demand Ventilators As Feds Ration Limited Supply
The federal government is sitting on a stockpile of ventilators even as states are bidding against each other to obtain the desperately needed medical devices from private manufacturers. -
Dr. Gary Gottlieb Pitches His Plan For Massachusetts Healthcare In The COVID-19 Fight
The former Partners in Health CEO called for the rapid expansion of the state's Mobile Integrated Health program. -
Current Immigration Laws Are Preventing Foreign Doctors From Helping During Pandemic, Expert Says
During an interview with Boston Public Radio on Wednesday, Noorani said a significant portion of the American healthcare workforce is foreign born while thousands of foreign doctors have been able to do residencies in American hospitals after acquiring J-1 visas. -
Bakers Stress Blood Donation Needs Amid Outbreak
Lauren Baker, who serves on the board of directors for the Massachusetts region of the Red Cross, said hundreds of blood donations need to be collected each day to meet the needs of Massachusetts hospitals.