by Jordana Choucair | Feb 23, 2022 | Life Sciences
CDC data shows that COVID-19 vaccines provided weaker protection against the omicron variant than during other surges, leading to higher rates of infection, hospitalization, and death for fully vaccinated and boosted adults. Vaccinated people still fared much better...
by Jordana Choucair | Feb 23, 2022 | Payers
A bipartisan group of more than 60 senators asked the CMS to protect and stabilize the Medicare Advantage (MA) program. In a letter, the senators encourage the agency to push for “flexible in-plain benefit offerings” and better care coordination....
by Jordana Choucair | Feb 23, 2022 | Transition to Value
CMS ended its ACO Transformation Track, citing “broader efforts underway” to develop a vision and strategy for accountable care. The ACO Transformation Track was part of an alternative payment demonstration for rural health system transformation, known as the...
by Jordana Choucair | Feb 22, 2022 | D.C. News
Bipartisan support is faltering for President Joe Biden’s proposal for a new $6.5 billion biomedical research agency. Republicans are concerned about spending and Democrats are divided on its organization. A core dispute is whether the Advanced Research Projects...
by Jordana Choucair | Feb 22, 2022 | Providers
Rural hospital officials who expected COVID-19 vaccine mandates to cause a staffing crisis reported that they have lost just a fraction of their staff solely to the requirement. However, they also say that they are still facing significant staffing shortages – the...
by Jordana Choucair | Feb 22, 2022 | Public Health/Prevention
State lawmakers are introducing new legislation to roll back public health measures meant to contain the spread of COVID-19. The bills, which have been introduced in both liberal and conservative states fall into three buckets: restricting mask mandates, banning...
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