by Jordana Choucair | May 24, 2022 | Life Sciences
The U.S. is working to release a vaccine from the nation’s Strategic National Stockpile to combat the global outbreak of monkeypox cases. Per the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there is one confirmed case of monkeypox and four suspected cases...
by Jordana Choucair | May 24, 2022 | Payers
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released year seven results for its Independence at Home Demonstration, indicating that the federal government spent 18 percent below its 2020 target. The ten medical practices that participated in the model saw...
by Jordana Choucair | May 24, 2022 | Public Health/Prevention
New data from the CDC show that there were 3.66 million births in the U.S. in 2021, up 1 percent from 2020 and the first increase in seven years. The rebound spanned age groups, with birthrates rising for every cohort of women age 25 and older. The preterm birth rate...
by Jordana Choucair | May 23, 2022 | Life Sciences
Pfizer and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine was more than 80 percent effective at eliciting a strong immune response in children between the ages of 6 months and 5 years old. Pfizer is seeking an emergency use authorization to vaccinate children five and under. The...
by Jordana Choucair | May 23, 2022 | Payers
Oklahoma legislators on Friday approved plans to revamp the state’s Medicaid program into a value-based health care model that incentivizes providers to improve patient health. The plan includes some elements of the Medicaid managed care plan the Stitt...
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