by Jordana Choucair | Mar 17, 2022 | D.C. News
White House COVID-19 response coordinator Jeff Zients will step down in April and be replaced by Dr. Ashish K. Jha, the dean of Brown University’s School of Public Health. President Joe Biden said Jha, who has expertise in pandemic preparedness and response,...
by Jordana Choucair | Mar 17, 2022 | Inequities and SDOH
A new Lown Institute report found that hospitals in 15 large U.S. cities delivered primarily racially segregated care. According to the study, at least 50 percent of hospitals in the 10 most segregated cities did not match the demographics of their communities....
by Jordana Choucair | Mar 17, 2022 | Mental Health
A recent study found that hospitals are seeing more emergency department (ED) visits for mental health (MH) issues after COVID-19 surges, particularly among young adults and racial minority groups. The study found that ED professionals may experience increases in...
by Jordana Choucair | Mar 17, 2022 | Payers
CMS released states’ final disproportionate share hospital (DSH) allotments for fiscal years 2018 and 2019 and preliminary allotments for fiscal years 2020 and 2021. According to the notice, CMS provided $12.3 billion in DSH payments to states in 2018 and 12.5...
by Jordana Choucair | Mar 17, 2022 | Payers
Blue Cross Blue Shield affiliates and other payers filed a lawsuit against Walgreens for knowingly overcharging payers and customers for prescription drugs. The lawsuit alleges that Walgreens submitted claims with artificially inflated drug prices for more than a...
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