Providers who e-prescribe birth control through apps and online pharmacies doubt the decision will significantly affect their practices, but they say the mandate is harmful for those who need contraception.
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Walgreens to open more than 500 VillageMD primary care offices within stores
The full service doctor’s offices will be in 30 U.S. markets, with the intent to expand.
Hospitals see an increase in jobs for first time in two months, BLS reports
Hospitals gained about 6,700 jobs last month, following losses of 27,000 in May.
Medicare’s race, ethnic data often undercounts minority populations
Hispanics, Asian Americans and Native Americans are the groups most consistently misclassified, the data shows.
Hospitals continue to bear the burden of the COVID-19 surge
The AHA is asking Congress for financial support with other relief in regulatory measures, the biggest being the use of telehealth.
Hospitals have received most of the loans from the Paycheck Protection Program
Healthcare and social assistance has so far received $67.4 billion of the $521 billion distributed by the program.
HHS announces billion-dollar push toward experimental COVID-19 vaccine
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services also announced it would give $450 million to the biotech company Regeneron to manufacture and supply the company’s antibody treatment.
HHS sets up free COVID-19 testing in select cities in response to COVID-19 outbreaks
The department is partnering with eTrueNorth and the local communities to perform up to 5,000 tests per day in each city.
Medicaid expansion has led to earlier cancer detection among individuals with low incomes
Expansion has played an important role in preventative services beyond cancer — particularly relevant given the COVID-19 pandemic.
Texas hospitals abound in Lown top hospitals index
It’s the ranking and measuring of particular metrics that the Lown Institute uses to differentiate its rankings from other top hospitals lists.
