Medicare Advantage Plans Often Deny Essential Care, Federal Report Finds

Federal investigators concluded in a report released Thursday that tens of thousands of people enrolled in private Medicare Advantage plans are denied the necessary care they should be covered each year. Investigators urged Medicare officials to strengthen oversight of these private insurance plans that benefit 28 million older Americans, and called for more sanctions against …

Ukraine Advantage With Russian Community Canceled in Vienna

A benefit concert planned in support of Ukraine was canceled in Vienna on Monday amid concerns over the Russian-based ensemble MusicAeterna, led by conductor Teodor Currentzis and backed by a state bank in Russia. Organized by the Konzerthaus in Vienna, one of Austria’s leading halls, the concert will take place on Tuesday and will take …

Moderna vs. Pfizer: Both Knockouts, But One Looks Advantage

After the coronavirus vaccines were approved, federal health officials were consistently shunned: All of these vaccines are equally effective. It turns out that this is not true. Approximately 221 million doses of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine have been distributed in the United States to date, compared to approximately 150 million doses of Moderna vaccine. In half a …

Will the home advantage make a difference today (again)?

It’s worth remembering that it’s no coincidence that the four semi-finalists (England, Italy, Spain and Denmark) played all three of their group stages at home as fans filled the streets outside Wembley on Sunday ahead of the Euro 2020 final. reducing the amount of time and energy they might lose traveling through a month-long championship. …