As more Americans get vaccinated, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has loosened social distancing restrictions for those fully vaccinated.
The CDC is allowing for indoor gatherings without mask wearing for fully vaccinated people.
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CDC relaxes COVID-19 restrictions as more Americans get vaccinated
Requests for brand name over generic prescription drugs cost Medicare $1.7 billion in a single year
The Medicare Part D program would have saved $977 million in a single year if all branded prescription drugs requested by prescribing clinicians had been substituted by a generic option, according to a new study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloo…
New York State’s hospital nurse staffing legislation predicted to save lives and money
Improving hospital nurse staffing as proposed in pending legislation in New York state would likely save lives, according to a new study published in Medical Care, and the cost of improving nurse staffing would be offset by savings achieved through red…
Innovative healthcare treatments require innovative payment models
Because many payment strategies are as new as the treatments they cover, the coming years will be a test for their effectiveness in managing costs.
Office of Civil Rights extends comment period on changes to HIPAA privacy rule
The Office for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has announced a 45-day extension of the public comment period for the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to modify the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA…
Senate passes $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill, without additional hospital funding
The Senate passed the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief plan on Saturday, with amendments, the biggest being no plan to increase the minimum wage to $15 an hour.
The American Rescue Plan also doesn’t include relief funding for hospitals or loan forgiveness…
Patients like robots for care delivery, MIT and BWH researchers find
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How provider orgs need to respond to 2021’s cybersecurity threats
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$250 million in COVID-19 grants aim to vaccinate underserved populations
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Minority Health is offering $250 million in grants to get COVID-19 vaccinations and safety information to underserved populations.
The health literacy grants will go to localities, which will …
HHS asks Supreme Court for more time in filing response to site neutral payment review
The Department of Health and Human Services has asked the Supreme Court for an extension to file a response to the American Hospital Association’s request for a judicial review regarding site neutral payments.
