Cortez Masto touts relief law s help for health insurance
MICHELLE L. PRICE, Associated Press
April 5, 2021
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HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) U.S. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada on Monday encouraged people to shop on the state s health insurance exchange to determine if they can get cheaper coverage thanks to the new federal coronavirus relief law.
The Democratic senator held a news conference in Henderson to promote the benefits of the relief law signed by President Joe Biden last month.
Cortez Masto said the law increases subsidies for 60,000 Nevada residents who are already receiving them to help pay for their health insurance on the Silver State Health Insurance Exchange.
Johnson & Johnson, with help from the Biden administration, is taking over a Baltimore vaccine production facility that was the site of a major manufacturing error last month and moving production of material for a second companys shot to minimise the risk of another mistake.
Manistee County sees 13 new cases of COVID-19 since Saturday
April 5, 2021
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Health officials continue to recommend masks and social distancing even as the number of vaccinated people rises. (Infographic/DHD#10 website)
MANISTEE COUNTY Manistee County has had 854 cases of COVID-19 and 18 deaths as of Monday’s data provided by the state.
This is an increase of 13 cases and zero deaths since Saturday.
The state shows 420 of the cases in the county listed as female, 426 were listed as male and eight as unknown.
In February, 42.4% of Manistee County’s COVID-19 cases were people over the age of 60, according to DHD#10’s county profile. The March profile was not available as of Monday.
Prepare for COVID Medical Bills This Year
Amrita Jayakumar, NerdWallet
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This article was first published on NerdWallet.com.
Testing and vaccination for the coronavirus are free thanks to laws passed last year. Treatment isn t, however, and may be about to get more expensive.
A new vaccine is in production, millions of doses are being administered daily and President Joe Biden says there will be enough vaccines for all U.S. adults by the end of May. That’s great news. But there s still a risk of getting COVID-19 and facing medical bills.
Here’s a primer to COVID-19 costs you could face, what insurers will pay for and how to deal with medical bills.
Asian population fastest-growing in state
Tom Emery, Journal-Courier
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Demonstrators hold signs underneath an American flag as they take part in a rally in Chicago against Asian hate crimes.Shafkat Anowar | AP
Rising violence against Asian-Americans has added to a tense climate surrounding race in the United States and particularly in Illinois, which has one of the highest Asian populations in the nation.
According to the Department of Health and Human Services, Illinois had the fifth-largest Asian-American population in 2017, trailing only California, New York, Texas and New Jersey. Statistics from 2019 show that nearly 718,000 Asians, or 5.9% of the state’s population, call Illinois home.