by Jordana Choucair | Oct 31, 2022 | Public Health/Prevention
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said that U.S. hospitalizations due to the influenza virus so far this fall are higher than they have been in over a decade, signaling an early start for the flu season. The CDC estimated that there have already...
by Jordana Choucair | Oct 28, 2022 | Health IT
A study published in JAMA Network Open found that COVID-19-era emergency department (ED) patients who had follow-up appointments via telehealth more often returned to the ED or were hospitalized than those who followed up with doctors in person. Compared to patients...
by Jordana Choucair | Oct 28, 2022 | Inequities and SDOH
New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) revealed that people of color with a COVID-19 diagnosis were much less likely to receive Paxlovid and other treatments than white patients. Between April to July 2022, Paxlovid treatment was 36 percent...
by Jordana Choucair | Oct 28, 2022 | Opioid/Substance Use Disorders
McKinsey & Co agreed to settle claims by hundreds of U.S. local governments and school districts over its role advising opioid manufacturers in their sales of the painkillers which helped fuel the opioid epidemic. The terms of the deal not made public. McKinsey...
by Jordana Choucair | Oct 28, 2022 | Payers
The Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC) is urging more transparency from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and states on the unwinding of the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) and Medicaid redeterminations. The panel...
by Jordana Choucair | Oct 28, 2022 | Payers
Humana announced it is partnering with Monogram Health to offer value-based kidney care in four states. Eligible Medicare Advantage (MA) HMO and PPO members in Tennessee, Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi can access Monogram’s specialized offerings, including...
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