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Health Provider News – April 22, 2022

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GAO investigating private equity ownership of nursing homes. This nursing home chain reported the highest COVID death rate. Bill banning COVID-19 vaccine mandates heads to Ducey’s desk. California to delay COVID-19 vaccine mandate for students. Then it deleted deaths.

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Carceral Health Care Is Designed to Fail

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And we know that our prisons, jails, and detention centers employ doctors with suspended and limited licenses as the exclusive source for health care for incarcerated people. Compare, for example, federal treatment of nursing homes with prisons. Carceral health care occurs within a regulatory vacuum.

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Health Provider News

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after home health provider reneges on Option deal Will the doctor see you now? Here’s why. Report: Amazon Pauses 50-State Virtual Care Service Expansion UnitedHealth acquires Amedisys for $3.3B Maybe not amid the changing healthcare landscape in the US. Here’s how new laws aim to fix that.

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Health Provider News – November 4, 2022

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CMS gives nursing homes a longer leash on staff COVID-19 vaccination requirements. How California can add Black doctors to health care system. Owner of Chicago nursing home fined after 3 seniors died due to heat wave. Indiana doctors prepare for possible “tripledemic”.

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Health Provider News – May 20, 2022

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Covid-19 remains a public health emergency in US, administration says. HHS Announces $15M in Funding For Behavioral Healthcare In Nursing Homes. State Actions to Address Nursing Home Staffing During COVID-19. Shortage of in-home healthcare workers sparks creative solution. CALIFORNIA.

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Health Provider News – May 13, 2022

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FDA limits J&J COVID-19 vaccine due to rare blood clot risk. Nurses make exit plans after RaDonda Vaught’s conviction. Travel nurses raced to help during Covid. Doctor & Nurse Prevail at Trial Over Death of Patient Discharged From GA Emergency Department. HHS awards $16.3M

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Health Provider News – February 18, 2022

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CMS may now enforce its COVID-19 vaccination policy for healthcare workers in all 50 states. CMS responds to states seeking vaccination mandate waivers. Federal vaccination mandate begins for healthcare workers in 24 states. As Alabama COVID numbers fall, ICUs across the state remained slammed. CONNECTICUT.