California has begun positioning equipment and locking in contracts with temporary health care workers in preparation for another possible winter surge of coronavirus cases, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Wednesday.
About 900,000 kids aged 5 to 11 will have received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in their first week of eligibility, the White House said, providing the first glimpse at the pace of the school-aged vaccination campaign.
Health insurers expected medical expenses to soar as patients' fear of COVID-19 waned. They were wrong, and it's making their financial futures murky.
Nationwide, community health centers are advocating for Medicaid flexibilities to extend past the end of the public health emergency.
The states predict in their complaint that the mandate will devastate healthcare systems, especially in rural areas, by exacerbating workforce shortages.
The Kaiser Family Foundation's annual survey also found that health benefit premiums are almost 50% higher than just a decade ago.
After heavy lobbying from hospital and physician associations that expressed safety concerns, CMS said it would pause the phase-out plans for the inpatient-only list.
