Community Benefit
Sentara combined geographic information system technology with de-identified patient and member information to prioritize populations.
Medicare would incur extra costs that would be partially offset by reduced costs from treating medical conditions caused by SUD.
CMS expects that up to an additional 34,000 people annually will now be eligible for 12-month postpartum coverage.
Community care managers make connections, says Dr. Cheryl Rucker-Whitaker, founder and CEO of Complete Care Management Partners.
The CDC no longer recommends routine screening of asymptomatic people in most community settings, including schools.
The organization cited the social and economic challenges wrought by the lingering COVID-19 pandemic as its primary motivators.
This will increase the total number of doses available for use by up to fivefold, according to the agency.
Premiums, administrative barriers to enrollment and other issues contribute to the low rate of transition to exchange coverage.
The administration says declaring a PHE would accelerate the federal response to the virus' spread.
Interviews have examined health disparities, healthcare access and a lack of rural providers, according Heidi Altman, associate professor at Georgia Southern University.