by Jordana Choucair | Feb 8, 2022 | D.C. News
The House Appropriations Committee released legislation Monday for the short-term continuing resolution to avert a government shutdown by February 18. The legislation extends the enhanced federal matching rate for Medicaid funding for certain territories through March...
by Jordana Choucair | Feb 7, 2022 | Public Health/Prevention
The COVID-19 pandemic has now claimed more than 900,000 lives in the United States, 100,000 of which occurred since December 13. During that period, Tennessee, Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, and Pennsylvania have the largest number of deaths when adjusted for population. Of...
by Jordana Choucair | Feb 7, 2022 | Public Health/Prevention
More than 20 states and dozens of cities have adopted vaccination mandates control the spread of COVID-19. Contrary to the Biden administration’s large employer mandate, which the Supreme Court blocked, local mandates have mostly applied to government offices, health...
by Jordana Choucair | Feb 7, 2022 | Public Health/Prevention
The Biden administration issued a new rule reinstating school nutrition standards that were rolled back during the Trump administration. Under the new policies, schools and child-care are required to offer low-fat or nonfat unflavored milks, limit the fat in...
by Jordana Choucair | Feb 7, 2022 | Payers
California has negotiated a deal that allows Kaiser Permanente to limit enrollment primarily to its previous enrollees, except in the case of foster kids and people who are eligible for both Medicare and Medi-Cal. Executives of other managed-care insurance plans in...
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