by Jordana Choucair | Aug 31, 2021 | Public Health/Prevention
The Education Department launched investigations into five GOP-led states that banned mask mandates in schools. In letters to education chiefs in Iowa, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee and Utah, the department’s Office for Civil Rights said the bans could...
by Jordana Choucair | Aug 31, 2021 | Payers
Sutter Health has agreed to pay the federal government $90 million to settle allegations that it submitted inaccurate information on some of its Medicare Advantage beneficiaries. The settlement comes a few days after a federal judge finalized a $575 million settlement...
by Jordana Choucair | Aug 31, 2021 | M&A
Hackensack Meridian Health, the largest health system in New Jersey, is appealing its case after a federal judge in the state issued a preliminary injunction to stop its acquisition of Englewood Health. If they were to combine, Hackensack would control three of the...
by Jordana Choucair | Aug 31, 2021 | Life Sciences
The CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices unanimously endorsed the full approval of Pfizer and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine for Americans ages 16 and older. While the recommendation isn’t binding, CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky is expected to accept...
by Jordana Choucair | Aug 31, 2021 | D.C. News
The Biden administration launched a new health office that will prod hospitals to cut carbon emissions, aiming to provide greener, more environmentally friendly medical care. HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra said the new Office of Climate Change and Health Equity will...
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