by Jordana Choucair | Apr 25, 2022 | Payers
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) sent Texas a notice that it will no longer revoke the state’s decade-long uncompensated care waiver extension. CMS approved the Texas waiver, which authorizes the state to give out more than $3.8 billion to...
by Jordana Choucair | Apr 25, 2022 | Payers
CMS on Friday proposed establishing special enrollment periods for certain Medicare beneficiaries. Under the proposed rule, eligible individuals include those who are impacted by an emergency or disaster, formerly incarcerated, and subject to a health plan or employer...
by Jordana Choucair | Apr 25, 2022 | Providers
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Friday outlined a bold initiative for the health care sector to reduce emissions by half by 2030 and reach zero emissions by 2050. HHS also asked health care stakeholders to publicly report their progress and...
by Jordana Choucair | Apr 25, 2022 | Public Health/Prevention
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released data on Friday showing that COVID-19 was the third leading cause of death in the United States in 2021. According to the data there were 415,000 COVID-19 deaths last year. COVID-19 was also the...
by Jordana Choucair | Apr 22, 2022 | Inequities and SDOH
The Health Equity Project, in conjunction with Third Horizon Strategies (THS), Pareto Intelligence, and Algorex Health, released a new issue brief exploring the impacts of social isolation and loneliness on health outcomes. Based on a literature review of 24 studies,...
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