by Jessica Casebolt | Jul 12, 2023 | Public Health/Prevention, Tea Leaves
To prevent a repeat of last winter’s “tripledemic” of respiratory illnesses, Americans will be encouraged this fall to receive vaccines to stave off the flu, a new COVID variant, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). Last year’s convergence of seasonal...
by Jessica Casebolt | Jul 12, 2023 | Providers, Tea Leaves
Stanford Medicine and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) unveiled plans Friday to collaborate on a project that will bring a new National Cancer Institute-designated joint cancer care and research center to the VA Palo Alto campus in California. The two...
by Jessica Casebolt | Jul 12, 2023 | Payers, Tea Leaves
A new report from the Urban Institue says that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) quality bonus program is ineffective in many cases as it overpays Medicare Advantage organizations and needs reform. The bonus program, established by the Affordable...
by Jessica Casebolt | Jul 12, 2023 | Opioid/Substance Use Disorders, Tea Leaves
Teenagers who could benefit from drug treatment for opioid addiction are rarely receiving the appropriate medication, according to a study led by researchers at Oregon Health & Science University. Less than a quarter of residential treatment centers nationwide...
by Jessica Casebolt | Jul 12, 2023 | D.C. News, Tea Leaves
A federal judge in Louisiana ordered key Biden administration officials and agencies not to contact social media platforms to suppress speakers and viewpoints they disagree with, a major development that pits free-speech rights against government efforts to curb...
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