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This week, I’m sharing all the letters of the alphabet with you which reminded me keywords and themes emerging as we were learning about this dastardly publichealth threat beginning early in 2020. In particular, the hottest spot appeared to be a nursinghome where one resident had been diagnosed with COVID-19 on February 28.
AHA asks HHS to continue the publichealth emergency until conditions stabilize. Considerations for Social Determinants of Health Screening Design. COVID-19 publichealth emergency set to be extended. Covid-19 remains a publichealth emergency in US, administration says. CALIFORNIA. Christus St.
million Mercy Iowa City Creditors Finally Getting Paid Northwest Iowa hospital, MercyOne in Primghar, to close next month Steindler Orthopedic opens clinic in Cedar Rapids Radiologist breaks ground on $250M health campus CSA opens new location as it seeks to retain workers, deliver services Iowa nursinghomes owe taxpayers $10.7
Children’s Hospital Colorado seeks congressional help on funding cuts UCHealth appoints new board members for Longs Peak, Broomfield hospitals CONNECTICUT Gov. New data shed light. Ochsner St. Martin redirecting ambulances due to flooding MAINE MaineHealth CFO announces retirement Sen. million bird flu shots to U.S.
The pandemic prison has utilized several of the worst features of incarceration as a foundational part of how the institution governs “publichealth” for its captives. Abolitionists and other critics of mass incarceration joined incarcerated people in proclaiming that prison ran counter to publichealth. By Dan Berger.
County-owned buildings facing potential earthquake risk Gilead drops option to buy cancer therapeutics company Health and Life Organization Inc. County-owned buildings facing potential earthquake risk Gilead drops option to buy cancer therapeutics company Health and Life Organization Inc.
40% of NursingHome Residents Haven’t Received COVID-19 Boosters, Analysis Finds. How 5 health systems are spending their innovation investment dollars. No COVID-19 boosters for 70% of nursinghome staffs, AARP says. Contract Nurse Agencies Are Making Big Money in the Age of COVID-19. CALIFORNIA.
Former CMS Chief Seema Verma Blasts NursingHome Reform Proposals. Health Policy Brief: Pandemic-Driven Health Policies To Address Social Needs And Health Equity. How the PE NursingHome Crackdown Could Affect the HomeHealth Industry. The status of PublicHealth Emergency declarations.
billion behavioral health contract to Centene Idaho Drops Panel Investigating Pregnancy-Related Deaths as US Maternal Mortality Surges Kootenai Health CEO to retire after nonprofit conversion Kootenai Health on track for nonprofit conversion Ammon Bundy a no-show for beginning of St.
million impact on local economy Proposal: Nursinghome would have 10-plus years to pay $1 million owed to the state of Iowa This Des Moines hospital was rated 5 stars by CMS. Zach Nunn announces funding for Iowans struggling with substance abuse, mental health Iowa Auditor Urged to Investigate $10.7M 1 in Indiana, No.
million impact on local economy Proposal: Nursinghome would have 10-plus years to pay $1 million owed to the state of Iowa This Des Moines hospital was rated 5 stars by CMS. Zach Nunn announces funding for Iowans struggling with substance abuse, mental health Iowa Auditor Urged to Investigate $10.7M 1 in Indiana, No.
” The phrase, “your ZIP code is more important than your genetic code” has become the common mantra for publichealth people communicating the concept of the social determinants of health : those factors outside of medical services that shape peoples’ overall health and well-being.
over Claims Practices Where things stand in Central California 1 month after a community hospital’s closure California hospital names Kelly Linden CEO Upcoming California health bills to watch, including a conversation with Rep. million to UMass Memorial Health Care for COVID-19 costs Four Mass. billion since pandemic U.S.
in federal aid for rural Arkansas hospitals, totaling nearly $40M UAMS Reports $18M Loss in Fiscal First Quarter Baxter Health cut 155 positions through attrition, CEO says Arkansas hospital adds Mazor X robot New opioid research center in Little Rock aims for national impact NIH awards UAMS $1.5M
public relations firm strikes second acquisition after landing PE investment D.C.’s public relations firm strikes second acquisition after landing PE investment D.C.’s area philanthropist opens women’s wellness center in Bethesda D.C. area philanthropist opens women’s wellness center in Bethesda D.C. It didn’t go well.
Hospital, long-term care groups again petition Becerra to extend COVID-19 publichealth emergency. NursingHome Operating Expenses Could Balloon by $500K With Staffing Minimums in Place. Parkinson warns of new ‘enormous’ business problem for nursinghomes; highlights staffing-minimum alternative.
face growing challenges to stay open KENTUCKY BehaVR merges with New York City-based Fern Health For years, a powerful Louisville hospital sued people for unpaid bills. renovation St. renovation St.
grant for publichealth response Hawaii Gov. Mary’s hospital names new president and CEO; starts April 24 HAWAII Maui healthcare workers remain on strike, no clear end Hawaii gets $14.2M
nurse charged with stealing pain medications Mayo Clinic workers say they have terrible health insurance Mayo Clinic will mentor these 9 AI startups MISSISSIPPI Baptist Health to merge with Meridian-based Anderson Mississippi is one of the worst states for health care, new study says.
This article will focus on one such book, Lessons from the COVID War: An Investigative Report. The book is intelligently critical of what was done during the pandemic, but at all points it remains within the confines of what is “politically respectable.” Some have also served as publichealth officials and/or professors.
orders 10,000 jobs cut HHS restructures duals, PACE offices amid department overhaul How easing state oversight spurred a construction ‘arms race’ How much will that surgery cost?
Here’s what it would do Kentucky researchers study location’s impact on health These are Louisville Business First’s 2025 Health Care Heroes UK, Kings Daughters to build new medical center in Greenup County LOUISIANA NursingHome Manager Must Answer Wrongful Death, Fraud Suit La.
Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of KHN’s weekly health policy news podcast, “What the Health?” ” A noted expert on health policy issues, Julie is the author of the critically praised reference book “Health Care Politics and Policy A to Z,” now in its third edition.
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