by Jordana Choucair | Jan 11, 2022 | Public Health/Prevention
The CDC is weighing an update to its mask guidance to recommend that people wear N95 or KN95 masks, the highly protective masks worn by medical workers, if they can do so consistently. The Biden administration has so far declined to officially recommend that people...
by Jordana Choucair | Jan 11, 2022 | Public Health/Prevention
The United States reported 1.35 million new COVID-19 infections on Monday, the highest daily total for any country in the world. The seven-day average for new cases has tripled in two weeks to over 700,000 new infections a day. According to data from HHS, 141,385...
by Jordana Choucair | Jan 11, 2022 | Providers
Almost a quarter of U.S. hospitals are reporting “critical staffing shortages” as counties across the country set COVID-19 case records. According to HHS data, approximately 24 percent of nearly 5,000 hospitals are experiencing the shortages — the most...
by Jordana Choucair | Jan 11, 2022 | Payers
Each month the THS insurance team, led by Cheryl Matochik, releases C-Notes – a newsletter containing key industry trends and highlights. As 2022 kicks off, we are excited about the opportunities progressive brokers and new digital-age players are seizing to put...
by Jordana Choucair | Jan 11, 2022 | Life Sciences
In separate interviews Monday, the CEOs of Pfizer and Moderna told CNBC that vaccines that protect against the Omicron variant should be available within months. According to Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla, its vaccine that will protect against Omicron and achieve better...
by Jordana Choucair | Jan 11, 2022 | Life Sciences
HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra ordered Medicare to “reassess” a proposed premium increase after Biogen’s Aduhelm fell in price. “Today I’m instructing the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to reassess the recommendation for the 2022 Medicare Part B...
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