Is Now the Time to Expand Medicare?
President Biden’s proposal to add three new benefits ignores concerns over looming Medicare insolvency and our historically high national debt.
Nurses Strike for Patient Safety
Nurses claim that limited staffing levels during the pandemic have compromised patient safety, prompting them to strike and drawing attention to hospital systems that received stimulus funding and posted substantial profits while its staff faced hazardous workplace conditions, layoffs, and furloughs.
Tennessee Law Lifts Telemedicine Restrictions for Duration of Pandemic
Tennessee passes law to expand telemedicine coverage until April 2022 in response to COVID-19 pandemic.
Online Services Increase Access to Contraception
It can be hard to get birth control, particularly for women in rural settings. A new wave of companies makes it easier.
To Estimate COVID-19 Cases, Chattanooga Tests Its Wastewater
Wastewater testing for Covid-19 shows greater numbers than reported cases. That could affect decisions to reopen schools and businesses.
