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Annual Binational Health Week continues amid pandemic

October 14, 2020

Despite the coronavirus pandemic, Santa Clara County all this month is keeping alive its annual effort to help address health disparities experienced by Latinx people in the region.

The 16th annual Binational Health Week features a series of in-person events with safety precautions and online informational sessions that include drive-up resource fairs and webinars on checking and controlling blood pressure. There was also a free COVID-19 testing and face covering giveaway at the Children’s Discovery Museum in San Jose over the weekend.

SAN JOSE, CA – OCTOBER 10: Myrna Ash, right, receives a nasal swab from Ingrid Rodriguez with the Santa Clara Valley Medical Center during a free COVID-19 testing and flu shot event held at the Children’s Discovery Museum of San Jose in San Jose, Calif., on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020. The County of Santa Clara Public Health Department partnering with multiple organizations held the free event as part

Medical experts encourage women to keep up with annual mammogram screening

October 12, 2020

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SAN ANTONIO – Mammograms catch breast cancer early — don’t skip screenings, advises KSAT Community partner University Health System.

COVID-19 does not directly cause breast cancer, but the pandemic may be indirectly responsible for many women developing more difficult-to-treat tumors, according to University Health System doctors.

Dr. Pamela Otto, the lead radiologist for breast imaging at University Health System, said the initial stay-at-home advisories and ongoing fear of catching COVID-19 have resulted in many women skipping timely mammogram screenings.

Otto, who also chairs the Department of Radiology at UT Health San Antonio, explained mammogram screenings in April 2020 plummeted 89% across the country compared to April 2019. The number of newly diagnosed breast cancers that typically result from those screens dropped 48%.

“There are women with malignant tumors who are not getting early treatment and their cancers are growing,” Otto said. “We know they’re out there. We just haven’t diagnosed

Kim Sonerholm: Five tips to simplify the annual health insurance open enrollment process – KyForward.com

October 11, 2020

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As many people head to the polls to cast their vote in the 2020 presidential election, there is another important decision millions of Americans will make: choosing their health care coverage for 2021.

Annual or open enrollment season is here, a time when more than 2.7 million people in Kentucky and millions of Americans across the country will have the opportunity to select or switch their health insurance plan for the coming year.

Enrollment periods aren’t the same for everyone, so there are key dates to keep in mind depending on your situation:

• Many employers set aside a two- to three-week period between September and December when employees can select health benefits for the following year.

• Medicare Annual Enrollment runs from Oct. 15 to Dec. 7 each year.

To guide you during this important time, here are some tips that may help lead you to better health and

5 tips that help simplify health insurance annual enrollment | Staff Columnists

October 10, 2020

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Tip 2: Take advantage of a plan that offers telehealth visits and other resources to help you navigate health from home. An increasingly popular health care choice, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic, has been telehealth or virtual visits, which enable people to connect 24/7 with a health care provider via a smartphone, tablet or personal computer. It’s designed to be an easier, more affordable way to talk to a doctor about common health issues. Often, telehealth is available to members of employer-sponsored, individual and Medicare Advantage plans.

Tip 3: Review plan benefits that can help you save money, like wellness incentives. Many health plans now offer financial incentives that reward you for taking healthier actions, such as completing a health survey, exercising or avoiding nicotine. Many plans, including Medicare Advantage plans, offer gym memberships and wellness programs for members at no additional cost.

Tip 4: Anticipate next year’s health expenses.

Tune In To 3rd Annual State Of Health Care In Howard County

October 9, 2020

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COLUMBIA, MD — Howard County General Hospital will host the third annual State of Health Care in Howard County, presenting “The COVID-19 Effect: Your Health and Care” virtually on Nov. 11 from 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. with a panel of Johns Hopkins experts in emergency medicine and infectious diseases.

Steve Snelgrove, president of Howard County General Hospital; Kevin Sowers, president of Johns Hopkins Health System and executive vice president of Johns Hopkins Medicine; and Elizabeth Rendón-Sherman, chair of the Howard County General Hospital board of trustees, will host the event.

Deborah Trautman, president and CEO of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing, will moderate the panel. Panelists will discuss the latest coronavirus treatment advances, vaccines, health equity and how the pandemic may change the way care is accessed and delivered. They include:

Dr. Sherita Hill Golden, vice president, chief diversity officer and professor of medicine at Johns Hopkins

FMI Releases 71st Annual The Food Retailing Industry Speaks Report

October 7, 2020

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Survey finds 2019 investments by food retailers paved the way for meeting 2020 consumer demands.

The annual The Food Retailing Industry Speaks (Speaks) report, released today by FMI—The Food Industry Association, finds that in 2019 the food retail industry saw strong operational performance, which helped the industry face challenges in 2020. At the same time, outside forces including trade, credit/debit card interchange fees and health care costs impacted food retailers and kept profit margins steady.

This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20201007005037/en/

“The Food Retailing Industry Speaks” report finds that in 2019 the food retail industry saw strong operational performance, which helped the industry face challenges in 2020. (Graphic: Business Wire)

“In 2019, the food retail industry saw same store sales rise to 3.3%,” shared Leslie G. Sarasin, president and CEO of FMI. “Food retailers experimented with new technologies, online sales, and health and well-being initiatives.

Center for Healthy Living to open for in-person sick visits, employees reminded to get annual physicals

October 5, 2020

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Beginning Oct. 12, the Center for Healthy Living (CHL) on Purdue’s West Lafayette campus will implement phase two of its reopening plan and open for in-person visits to sick patients. If there is any concern about bringing the patient into the clinic, the health care team may come to patient’s vehicle to perform any necessary testing and/or assessments.

Wellness exams will be conducted as normal.

Aligning with the Protect Purdue Pledge, social distancing practices as well as mandatory mask wearing will remain in effect. Additionally, revised processes related to check-in, arrival and departure for patients and staff continue. They are as follows:

Requirements for CHL personnel and patients

CHL providers/coaches/staff will wear masks when seeing well patients along with additional personal protective equipment (PPE) – such as face shields, gloves, gowns and goggles – when seeing sick patients.
Patients will be required to bring their own mask and wear them

Lawmaker keeps annual health fair going for seniors, with pandemic changes

October 5, 2020

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A Valley tradition for more than three decades-the senior health and wellness fair at Warsaw Park-will happen this year, but with big changes made in the name of safety.

A Valley tradition for more than three decades-the senior health and wellness fair at Warsaw Park-will happen this year, but with big changes made in the name of safety.

Photo: Contributed

A Valley tradition for more than three decades-the senior health and wellness fair at Warsaw Park-will happen this year, but with big changes made in the name of safety.

Photo: Contributed

ANSONIA — A Valley tradition for more than three decades, the senior health and wellness fair at Warsaw Park

eHealth Launches New “Customer Center” Tool Ahead of Medicare Annual Enrollment Period to Support Increased Engagement and Retention | News

October 2, 2020

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SANTA CLARA, Calif., Oct. 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Today eHealth, Inc. (NASDAQ: EHTH) (eHealth.com) announced the launch of its new Customer Center, designed to support consumer engagement and retention efforts for Medicare’s upcoming Annual Enrollment Period and beyond.

With the launch of the Customer Center, eHealth’s Medicare customers will be invited – but not required – to create a secure personal profile describing their prescription drugs, preferred doctors and pharmacies, their current Medicare insurance plan, and other relevant heath care data. Users will be able to import information provided to eHealth sales agents by phone into their profile, update their personal data on an ongoing basis, and print out copies of their drug regimen and doctors for use at their pharmacy or medical provider’s office, or for personal reference.

Since Medicare beneficiaries’ health care needs and key plan benefits can change over time, the Customer Center enables users to

eHealth Launches New “Customer Center” Tool Ahead of Medicare Annual Enrollment Period to Support Increased Engagement and Retention

October 2, 2020

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SANTA CLARA, Calif., Oct. 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Today eHealth, Inc. (NASDAQ: EHTH) (eHealth.com) announced the launch of its new Customer Center, designed to support consumer engagement and retention efforts for Medicare’s upcoming Annual Enrollment Period and beyond.

With the launch of the Customer Center, eHealth’s Medicare customers will be invited – but not required – to create a secure personal profile describing their prescription drugs, preferred doctors and pharmacies, their current Medicare insurance plan, and other relevant heath care data. Users will be able to import information provided to eHealth sales agents by phone into their profile, update their personal data on an ongoing basis, and print out copies of their drug regimen and doctors for use at their pharmacy or medical provider’s office, or for personal reference.

Since Medicare beneficiaries’ health care needs and key plan benefits can change over time, the Customer Center enables users to