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Walmart’s MeMD versus Amazon Care: The race to invest in telehealth
Walmart’s announcement last week that it would acquire telehealth company MeMD to provide virtual care nationwide for primary, urgent and behavioral healthcare is a bigger deal than Amazon’s March rollout of its virtual primary care services, according…
Demand is high for healthcare workers while labor numbers stagnate
Employment numbers for April showed little change in healthcare jobs or in any sector of the economy except for leisure and hospitality, according to the U.S.Bureau of Labor Statistics in figures released on May 7.
A boost in 21,000 jobs in ambulatory …
One million Americans have gotten covered during the special enrollment period
More than one million consumers have signed up for coverage on HealthCare.gov during the Special Enrollment Period, according to Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra.
Northwell sends relief to India as coronavirus cases overwhelm hospitals and the supply chain
Northwell Health, in conjunction with the American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin, is shipping 1 million KN95 respirators, 35 ventilators and 1,000 oxygen concentrators to India, which is facing a catastrophic second wave of COVID-19.
The i…
Pfizer and BioNTech apply for full FDA approval of COVID-19 vaccine
Pfizer and BioNTech announced today they have submitted an application to the Food and Drug Administration for full approval of their COVID-19 vaccine.
The companies also said they want to expand the current emergency use authorization for their vaccin…
CEO Coalition commits to physical, psychological and emotional workplace safety
Ten hospital and health system CEOs have created a Declaration of Principles to protect their healthcare workforce.
CMS worked ‘to keep hospital payments as steady as possible’ in inpatient rule
Healthcare experts, such as Caitlin Sheetz, director and head of Analytics for ADVI, are still combing through everything in the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System and Long Term Care Hospital propos…
Healthcare organizations ask HHS to delay quality measure reporting for ACOs
Citing rushed implementation, unanswered questions and potential negative consequences to patient care, 11 healthcare organizations are calling on the Biden administration to delay and make changes to mandated quality measure reporting for accountable …
HHS launches new vaccine reimbursement program for providers
The Department of Health and Human Services, through the Health Resources and Services Administration, has announced a new program for providers to cover the cost of administering COVID-19 vaccines to patients enrolled in health plans that either do no…
Moderna to supply 34 million doses to India and other countries in Q4
Moderna has announced an agreement to supply up to 500 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to an international organization that is getting the vaccines to poorer countries.
An initial 34 million doses are expected to be delivered during the fourth q…
