by Jordana Choucair | Jan 31, 2022 | Public Health/Prevention
Lawmakers in 14 Republican-led states are pushing bills to limit or bar COVID-19 vaccination requirements for public and private K-12 schools. Another 15 states already have such bans in place. No state is currently enforcing a vaccine mandate for schoolchildren,...
by Jordana Choucair | Jan 31, 2022 | Public Health/Prevention
More than 100,000 people in in the United States died from diabetes last year, representing a 15 percent increase over the pre-pandemic level in 2019. It is the second consecutive year that the number has topped 100,000. An expert panel is calling on Congress to...
by Jordana Choucair | Jan 31, 2022 | Transition to Value
A RAND study found that health systems largely still pay primary care physicians and specialists based on volume-based incentives. Furthermore, 70 percent of practices use “increasing the volume of services delivered” as a means for physicians to increase their...
by Jordana Choucair | Jan 28, 2022 | Public Health/Prevention
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report identifying “persistent deficiencies” in HHS’ handling of the COVID-19 pandemic and public health crises dating back to 2007. According to the report, the agency is at “high risk” of fumbling a...
by Jordana Choucair | Jan 28, 2022 | Public Health/Prevention
An analysis from Avalere indicates that millions of Americans are behind on flu, hepatitis, chickenpox, and other routine vaccinations as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Adults and adolescents have missed more than 37 million routine vaccinations. Experts are...
by Jordana Choucair | Jan 28, 2022 | Payers
The CMS announced $49.4 million in grant funding to shore up enrollment and retention in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program among parents, pregnant people, and children. The funding will go to state and local governments, tribal organizations,...
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