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Dive Brief: CMS has issued guidance to stop private group health plans from denying COVID-19 testing through the use of medical screening criteria for asymptomatic individuals with insurance coverage. Congress required comprehensive health plans to cover COVID-19 tests without cost
The Biden administration on Friday made clear that private group health plans and issuers cannot deny coverage or impose cost-sharing for COVID-19 diagnostic testing, regardless of whether the patient is experiencing symptoms or has been exposed to the virus.According to
A whistleblower who accused a COVID-19 testing lab she managed in California of improper work is being sued by the company for violating a confidentiality agreement.PerkinElmer Inc. sued Mahnaz Salem in federal court in Los Angeles on Monday, alleging she
Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE said on Thursday they are testing a third dose of their COVID-19 vaccine to better understand the immune response against new variants of the virus.They are also in talks with regulatory authorities about testing
Dive Brief: A trade group representing laboratories including LabCorp and Quest Diagnostics has asked President Joe Biden to make more money available to test uninsured people for COVID-19. The federal government is currently supporting the testing of uninsured people through
On Feb. 24, Massachusetts-based biotech Moderna announced that has shipped a new version of its already-authorized COVID-19 vaccine to testing sites. The new vaccine is one aspect of a three-part strategy the company is taking to address new viral mutations
Dive Brief: Coronavirus vaccine developers can rely on smaller clinical trials involving just a few hundred volunteers to test whether updated versions of authorized shots protect against emerging viral strains, the Food and Drug Administration said Monday. Such studies would
By Michael Le Page , Clare Wilson , Jessica Hamzelou , Sam Wong , Graham Lawton , Adam Vaughan , Conrad Quilty-Harper and Layal Liverpool A coronavirus lateral flow device showing a positive test result.Thrive Images/Alamy Latest coronavirus news as
VIDO says it has taken another step forward in developing a made-in-Canada COVID-19 vaccine.The Saskatoon-based science and research facility said 108 volunteers have been selected to take part in its COVAC-2 vaccine trial.“We are excited to start clinical trials,”