by Jordana Choucair | Jun 1, 2022 | D.C. News
President Biden outlined a three-part plan to thwart high inflation as economic worries become his administration’s the top concern before this fall’s midterm elections. The first part of his plan acknowledges that the Federal Reserve “has a primary...
by Jordana Choucair | Jun 1, 2022 | Inequities and SDOH
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced an Office of Environmental Justice (OEJ) to address climate-related health issues particularly those affecting poor and marginalized Americans. The office will be part of the HHS Office of Climate Change and...
by Jordana Choucair | Jun 1, 2022 | Inequities and SDOH
The Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (BCBSA) released a new report showing that undiagnosed and untreated major depression disproportionately affects Black and Hispanic communities. According to the study, the overall treatment of major depression declined in...
by Jordana Choucair | Jun 1, 2022 | Payers
Moody’s Investors Service released a report showing that strong enrollment growth in Medicare Advantage and Medicaid helped insurers have a solid first quarter. According to the report, the average growth in earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and...
by Jordana Choucair | Jun 1, 2022 | Providers
Kaufman Hall’s latest National Hospital Flash Report indicates that hospitals and health systems suffered their fourth straight month of negative operating margins in April. The median operating margin index for hospitals and health systems in April was -3.09 percent,...
by Jordana Choucair | Jun 1, 2022 | Public Health/Prevention
The House Judiciary Committee announced it will markup a gun control package on Thursday. The “Protecting Our Kids Act” includes proposals that would raise the age limit to purchase some semi-automatic rifles to 21 years old, establish a federal ban on new...
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