by Jordana Choucair | Feb 28, 2022 | Public Health/Prevention
Only half of the 500 million COVID-19 tests that the White House made available to the public for free have been claimed. According to federal officials, 46 percent of tests have yet to be claimed and daily orders are down from 45 million the day the initiative...
by Jordana Choucair | Feb 25, 2022 | Transition to Value
The CMS announced it is replacing the Medicare direct contracting model with a similar accountable care organization model in 2023. The ACO Realizing Equity, Access, and Community Health (REACH) Model, a redesign of the Global and Professional Direct Contracting...
by Jordana Choucair | Feb 25, 2022 | Public Health/Prevention
The CDC is expected to relax federal mask guidance today, as it adopts new metrics to make its recommendations, including hospitalizations and local hospital capacity. The change means that based on current data, most Americans will no longer be advised to wear masks...
by Jordana Choucair | Feb 25, 2022 | Providers
HHS announced that more than $560 million in Provider Relief Fund payments will be made available to over 4,100 medical providers this week. According to the announcement, $11.5 billion in Phase 4 payments have now gone to 78,000 providers across all states, D.C., and...
by Jordana Choucair | Feb 25, 2022 | Opioid/Substance Use Disorders
Drugmaker Johnson & Johnson and three major distributors –AmerisourceBergen Corp., McKesson Corp., and Cardinal Health Inc. – finalized a $26 billion settlement with states and local governments over their role in the opioid epidemic. The nationwide settlements...
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