Policy and Legislation
The number is lower than many thought it would be, although the numbers are slightly higher in urban areas.
Over 100,000 American lives were lost to overdoses between April 2020 and April of this year, according to CDC data released today.
CMS attributes the increases in part to rising prices and utilization across the healthcare system, as well as the Alzheimer’s drug Aduhelm.
Host Jonah Comstock and Brennan Spiegel, MD, of Cedars-Sinai wrap up The Virtual Care Paradigm series. They project a future healthcare not determined by time and space.
Hospitals in non-expansion states would see more than $6.8 billion in new spending as a result of the BBBA’s closing of the Medicaid gap.
Workplace transmission is high and vaccination is the most effective mitigation measure, physician group says.
The measure is intended to boost domestic manufacturing capabilities and decrease the reliance on overseas imports.
HHS said it's the first program to evaluate how pregnancy affects overall population health by linking inpatient data of newborns to their mothers.
The lawsuit calls the mandate unconstitutional and unlawful, while the administration sees it as necessary to combat the spread of COVID-19.
Many of the healthcare provisions are in the Build Back Better Act, which will go to a vote the week of November 15.