President Joe Biden is expected to fall short of his commitment to shipping 80 million COVID-19 vaccine doses abroad by the end of June because of regulatory and other hurdles, officials said as they announced new plans Monday for sharing the shots globally.
Less than half of nursing home workers in Idaho have been vaccinated against COVID-19, CMS said.
The coronavirus was the third leading cause of death in the U.S. in 2020, behind heart disease and cancer, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But now, as the outbreak loosens its grip, it has fallen down the list of the biggest killers.
The majority of teaching hospitals train more physicians than Medicare pays for, leaving providers with an added expense.
The report released Monday by state auditor Douglas Hoffer said that OneCare Vermont, the organization set up to run the program, missed its Medicaid financial targets over the three years by $11.1 million.
The transaction would create a massive national health system that combines LifePoint's 87 hospitals with Kindred's vast post-acute footprint.
Mary Beth Donahue, a former HHS Chief of Staff and patient advocate, will succeed Better Medicare Alliance's founding President and CEO Congresswoman Allyson Schwartz, who is leaving the organization after six years.
Select Medical plans to add seven long-term acute care hospitals and eight outpatient clinics through a series of deals in 2021.
The complaint is one of several flare ups against UnitedHealthcare this month.
The transaction would create a massive national health system that combines LifePoint's 87 hospitals with Kindred's vast post-acute footprint.
