If there has ever been a time for opioid stewardship, it’s now. Between May 2019 and May 2020, the United States had the highest number of drug overdose deaths ever recorded in a 12-month period. Synthetic opioids were the primary driver for this increase with a 38% rise in deaths over the previous year. One-fifth
Dive Brief: A panel of advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will meet Wednesday to consider whether to recommend use of Pfizer and BioNTech’s coronavirus vaccine in young teenagers The committee, made up of 15 infectious disease doctors and pediatricians, is expected to support the FDA’s authorization of the shot in 12- to
The Department of the Treasury yesterday released an interim final rule implementing $350 billion in American Rescue Plan Act funding to help state, local and tribal governments recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. According to a Treasury fact sheet, recipients can use the funds for COVID-19 mitigation efforts, medical expenses, behavioral health care, and mental health and
Analysts were worried about U.S. payers’ financial performances coming into 2021, as service utilization is expected to resurge this year following months of care delays during the pandemic. An acute rally in deferred care could depress earnings, following a year of historic profits in the sector. But almost all major payers hiked their full-year guidance
The COVID-19 pandemic spurred massive disruptions to the economy and labor market that have yet to abate. It also particularly underscored the plight of workers in one of the widest-held occupations in the country — nurses. Over the past year, those on the front lines have reported increasing rates of burnout, declining mental health and
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today released an interim final rule requiring long-term care facilities in the Medicare and Medicaid programs to offer the COVID-19 vaccine to residents and staff, educate them on the benefits and potential side effects, and begin reporting weekly COVID-19 vaccination and treatment data to the Centers for Disease Control
The Federal Emergency Management Agency is reminding stakeholders that funding is available under FEMA’s Public Assistance program, including for community engagement and information dissemination to promote vaccination availability, scheduling, and accessibility, as well as reimbursement for activities to increase public confidence in and uptake of COVID-19 vaccines. This funding is eligible under current FEMA policies and
The AHA supports adding data classes and elements to future versions of the U.S. Core Data for Interoperability to capture standardized data on social determinants of health, but suggests prioritizing technical infrastructure development, incorporating lessons learned and continuing investments in real-world testing, the association told the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology yesterday.
The National Academy of Medicine today released a report on priorities for the nursing profession over the next decade to meet the needs of the U.S. population and achieve health equity, which range from strengthening nursing education and promoting diversity and equity in nursing education and the workforce to protecting nurses’ health and well-being. “I am
Dive Brief: Oak Street Health, a network of value-based primary care centers for adults on Medicare, missed Wall Street expectations on earnings for the first quarter but beat on revenue with a topline of $296.7 million, representing 47% growth from the same time last year. In quarterly results released aftermarket Monday, the Chicago-based provider reported
The federal government amassed a staggering $178 billion in funds last year that were intended to prop up the nation’s healthcare providers amid the swell of COVID-19 cases. Yet, more than a year later, billions of dollars are still sitting in the provider relief fund, triggering anxiety among those left waiting for financial relief. Industry experts
The AHA today urged the Census Bureau to continue to distinguish between different types of urban areas. Specifically, it urged the agency to continue to recognize “urbanized areas” as those with 50,000 or more people and “urban clusters” as areas with at least 10,000 but fewer than 50,000 people. The bureau proposes to cease distinguishing between
Dive Brief: An analysis of 27,091 transcatheter aortic valve replacement procedures performed at 325 U.S. hospitals has revealed significant variation in 30-day readmission rates. Length of stay and discharge disposition only explained 15% of the inter-hospital variation in the 30‐day all‐cause risk‐standardized readmission rate (RSRR). The study found no significant association between RSRR and hospital
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Health Resources and Services Administration should disaggregate and analyze maternal health data for rural and underserved communities, and adjust maternal health program efforts to meet the needs in those communities, the Government Accountability Office said in a report released today. It also recommended the Department of Health and
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