by Jordana Choucair | Feb 16, 2022 | Public Health/Prevention
COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are declining across the U.S., but more than 2,000 Americans are still dying every day due to the virus. According to data from Johns Hopkins University, the U.S. is now averaging 151,056 new cases, a significant decrease from the...
by Jordana Choucair | Feb 16, 2022 | Public Health/Prevention
The CDC could update its indoor masking guidance for states as soon as next week. Several people familiar with the matter said that the agency is considering whether to tie its mask recommendations to the level of severe disease and hospitalizations in a given...
by Jordana Choucair | Feb 15, 2022 | D.C. News
The Senate voted 49-45 Monday night to advance Robert Califf’s nomination to lead the FDA. Five Republicans – Richard Burr, Lisa Murkowski, Roy Blunt, Susan Collins, and Mitt Romney – voted in Califf’s favor. Five Democrats opposed his nomination out of concerns about...
by Jordana Choucair | Feb 15, 2022 | Health IT
HHS announced that the Health Resources and Services Administration awarded nearly $55 million to 29 health centers to increase health care access for underserved populations through virtual care. The Optimizing Virtual Fund is intended to be used for telehealth,...
by Jordana Choucair | Feb 15, 2022 | Payers
The Northeast Business Group on Health released a guide that aims to assist employers in addressing workers’ social needs. The guidebook takes a deep dive into five key social determinants of health: economic stability, education access, health care access,...
by Jordana Choucair | Feb 15, 2022 | Providers
A new Axios/Morning Consult survey shows that the proportion of health care workers considering leaving their jobs for another industry has increased steadily since last summer. In July and August, 15 percent of health care workers considered leaving the health care...
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