When success in school depends on technology at home, low-income students lose out
Carla, 17, is overwhelmed. “Some teachers speak too fast and I can’t follow all the assignments,” she said. “Other times we have trouble with the internet.” With in-person classes on hold in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) and many districts across the country due to COVID-19, school is taking place online.
AstraZeneca manufacturing error clouds vaccine study results
AstraZeneca and Oxford University on Wednesday acknowledged a manufacturing error that is raising questions about preliminary results of their experimental COVID-19 vaccine.
CMS Announces Comprehensive Strategy to Enhance Hospital Capacity Amid COVID-19 Surge
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) outlined unprecedented comprehensive steps to increase the capacity of the American health care system to provide care to patients outside a traditional hospital setting amid a rising number of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) hospitalizations across the country.
Restaurant workers out of work again as virus surges anew
Waiters and bartenders are being thrown out of work – again – as governors and local officials shut down indoor dining and drinking establishments to combat the nationwide surge in coronavirus infections that is overwhelming hospitals and dashing hopes for a quick economic recovery.
Trump Administration Announces Prescription Drug Payment Model to Put American Patients First
In support of President Trump’s historic commitment to lowering drug prices for American patients, HHS Secretary Alex Azar announced a drug payment model through the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services that will lower Medicare Part B payments for certain drugs to the lowest price for similar countries and save American taxpayers and beneficiaries more than $85 billion over seven years.
