by Jordana Choucair | Mar 11, 2022 | Payers
A new report from the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) and the Peterson Center revealed that Americans owe at least $195 billion of medical debt. The bulk of the debt (71 percent) is owed by people with over $10,000 in debt. The financial burden falls disproportionately...
by Jordana Choucair | Mar 11, 2022 | Providers
A CMS official said the agency is on a “full-court sprint” to establish new safety standards and regulations for nursing homes, with plans to launch minimum staffing requirements within a year. While there’s no set timeline yet for CMS’ plans...
by Jordana Choucair | Mar 11, 2022 | Public Health/Prevention
The Biden administration extended the travel mask mandate for airplanes, buses, and public transportation through April 18. In the coming weeks, the CDC said it will revise its guidance on when masks should be required on transit, based on COVID-19 data such as case...
by Jordana Choucair | Mar 11, 2022 | Public Health/Prevention
According to a new Lancet study, up to 18.2 million people likely died because of COVID-19 in the pandemic’s first two years, roughly three times more than the official death toll. The study points to a lack of testing and unreliable mortality data in some...
by Jordana Choucair | Mar 10, 2022 | D.C. News
President Biden nominated agency veteran Roselyn Tso to lead the Indian Health Services. Tso began her career with the Indian Health Service in 1984 and most recently served as director of the agency’s Navajo region. The agency, which provides health care for more...
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