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      54.2% of teens were fully vaccinated against HPV in 2019, compared with 51.1% in 2018. 79 million: Estimated number of Americans currently infected with HPV.
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MedPAC likely to recommend an effective cut in Medicare Advantage spending

The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission's staff said a change to benchmarks would lower Medicare spending without limiting beneficiaries' access to plans. But beneficiaries would likely get fewer additional benefits.
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Blue Cross Minnesota sues 'Pharma Bro' Shkreli over antitrust allegations

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota sued now-incarcerated Martin "Pharma Bro" Shkreli, alleging the company intentionally monopolized the market and illegally jacked up the price of a "gold-standard" drug.
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Preliminary numbers from the federal government show healthcare added 19,900 jobs in February. While a modest number, it's an improvement from the 84,700 jobs lost in January.
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Before the pandemic, a majority of U.S. healthcare industry leaders—including nearly half of the nation’s hospital boards—said their organization did not have a formal succession plan in place.

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Abbott said it has received emergency use authorization from the Food and Drug Administration for a test that can detect and differentiate the coronavirus, influenza A, influenza B and respiratory syncytial virus.

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The Haven experience revealed that even three of the largest and most successful companies could not change healthcare alone. For that, we need more employers working together and aligned with a common vision.
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Kaiser Permanente, big player in state vaccine effort, has had trouble vaccinating own members

Conversations with 10 Kaiser enrollees in five states—California, Colorado, Maryland, Virginia and Washington—revealed a common frustration: difficulty snagging an appointment. 

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Diagnostic developers hedge on coronavirus rapid antigen tests, citing conflicting FDA messages

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California's Sutter Health lost $321 million on operations in 2020 due to higher expenses and a decline in patient care due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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