by Jordana Choucair | Jan 7, 2022 | Life Sciences
Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel said that people will likely need a second COVID-19 booster dose in the fall. During a health care conference hosted by Goldman Sachs, Bancel said that people who received booster shots this past fall are likely to have significant...
by Jordana Choucair | Jan 7, 2022 | Payers
The CMS released a proposed rule outlining several regulatory changes for Medicare Advantage (MA) and Medicare Part D starting in 2023. The changes include: 1) requiring all Part D plans to apply the concessions they get from drugmakers to the point-of-sale, 2)...
by Jordana Choucair | Jan 7, 2022 | Providers
Kaufman Hall’s latest hospital flash report indicates that hospitals are still facing major pressures from rising expenses. According to the report, hospital discharges dropped nearly 5.0 percent in November compared to October and were down 6.1 percent compared to...
by Jordana Choucair | Jan 7, 2022 | Providers
A recent study published in JAMA Surgery found that women were 32 percent more likely to die when operated on by a male surgeon rather than a female surgeon. The study additionally found that women who were operated on by men were 15 percent more likely to experience...
by Jordana Choucair | Jan 7, 2022 | Public Health/Prevention
Updated HHS data showed that 951 children were hospitalized with COVID-19 on Wednesday — the highest number throughout the pandemic. The numbers surpassed previous records set during the delta wave this summer, when daily children hospitalizations reached a peak of...
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