Tag Archives: Controversial

UnitedHealthcare delays controversial ER policy following backlash

Dive Brief: UnitedHealthcare, the biggest private payer in the U.S., is delaying a controversial policy that could retroactively deny emergency room bills it deems non-emergent — potentially saddling patients with costly medical bills — following intense backlash from patient advocates and hospital groups. “Based on feedback from our provider partners and discussions with medical societies,… Read More »

Canadian firm works with controversial U.S. company to make ‘better’ COVID vaccine, but says Ottawa not interested

Breadcrumb Trail Links World Reopening Canada PostPandemic News National More Reopening Canada Health and Wellness Health Canadian Politics Canada ‘So far, the Canadian government hasn’t shown an inclination to talk to us about purchasing Canadian,” said Brad Sorenson, CEO of Providence Therapeutics Author of the article: Tom Blackwell Publishing date: May 25, 2021  •  14 hours… Read More »

Convalescent plasma: another controversial clash of politics & science

You’d need a pretty big, stiff broom to sweep away all of the hype dished out by the Trump Administration as it announced an Emergency Use Authorization for convalescent plasma – the liquid component of blood that may be tapped for disease-fighting antibodies from people who’ve been infected with COVID-19. Before the announcement was even… Read More »

How long will it take to burn off these calories?: The controversial next step in nutrition labeling

According to scientists, Brits consume, on average, 6,000 calories on Christmas Day alone. So, in an experiment published last year in the British Medical Journal, U.K. researchers explored whether providing people with the amount of exercise required to burn off the calories in, say, a single piece of mincemeat pie (21 minutes of running) or… Read More »

Trump Administration’s Controversial Cuts In Food Stamps Program

Blank food stamp application on a desktop Getty In July of this year, the Trump Administration proposed a change to the rules that govern who is eligible for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, SNAP, commonly known as food stamps. The new rules would prohibit states from expanding who is eligible for the program beyond the… Read More »