Thursday, March 17, 2022: D.C. News

White House COVID-19 response coordinator Jeff Zients will step down in April and be replaced by Dr. Ashish K. Jha, the dean of Brown University’s School of Public Health. President Joe Biden said Jha, who has expertise in pandemic preparedness and response,...

Thursday, March 17, 2022: Mental Health

A recent study found that hospitals are seeing more emergency department (ED) visits for mental health (MH) issues after COVID-19 surges, particularly among young adults and racial minority groups. The study found that ED professionals may experience increases in...

Thursday, March 17, 2022: Payers

CMS released states’ final disproportionate share hospital (DSH) allotments for fiscal years 2018 and 2019 and preliminary allotments for fiscal years 2020 and 2021. According to the notice, CMS provided $12.3 billion in DSH payments to states in 2018 and 12.5...