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Pittsburgh's Highmark Health made the rare disclosure on Monday that it saved $245 million in 2021 by preventing instances of fraud, waste and abuse. The health insurer said its program has saved almost $1 billion since 2017.
The American Medical Association notes as many as 38% of health care workers face violence during their careers and that those in the field were 50% more likely to be harassed, threatened, or hurt during the COVID pandemic.
Medical boards have sanctioned eight physicians since January 2021 for spreading coronavirus-related misinformation, according to the Federation of State Medical Boards.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says the monoclonal treatments are not effective against the now-dominant omicron variant of the virus.