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Carceral Health Care Is Designed to Fail

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COVID-19 is not the first pandemic within prisons. Like these earlier carceral pandemics, the over 620,000 COVID-19 infections and 3,100 related deaths among incarcerated individuals to date simply expose how U.S. health law and policy fails to protect people in custody. By Andrea C.

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Health Provider News – April 1, 2022

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Coalition of hospitals, health plans and others urge for stronger guidance around third-party apps. Hospital, long-term care groups again petition Becerra to extend COVID-19 public health emergency. Rural Alabama wastewater infrastructure ‘public health issue’ gets much-needed attention.

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Health Provider News – March 25, 2022

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Hospitalist talks tech innovation for staffing shortages and patient access. OSHA accepting new comments on healthcare worker COVID-19 protection rule. OSHA will hold hearing on permanent COVID-19 standard for healthcare workers. Moderna wants the FDA to authorize its COVID-19 vaccine for kids under 6.

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Health Provider News – July 1, 2022

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Biden officials to keep private the names of hospitals where patients contracted Covid. How hospitals should prepare for the end of the public health emergency. Alabama COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations see significant increase. Insurance company Cigna, Ascension Health Alabama struggle to reach contract renewal.

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Hall Render’s Health Provider News – January 21, 2022

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20 hospitals, health systems that provide the most ‘unnecessary’ care: Johns Hopkins. 3 Population Health Trends to Watch in 2022. 5 states facing highest, lowest weekly nursing home COVID-19 positivity rates. AMDA releases COVID-19 vaccine medical exemption request forms, guidance.

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Health Provider News – July 29, 2022

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COVID-19 and monkeypox, case numbers, treatment options diverge widely in Alabama. Alabama nursing homes battling staffing shortages amid COVID uptick. No cases of monkeypox in Alaska yet, but health officials are readying for the disease’s arrival. Alaskans can now dial 988 to reach mental health crisis hotline.

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Health Provider News

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New York health plans pitch merger NYC hospital-building boom on Upper East Side roils upper-crust residents NYU Langone opens ASC in NYC Urgent care center ranks No. New York health plans pitch merger NYC hospital-building boom on Upper East Side roils upper-crust residents NYU Langone opens ASC in NYC Urgent care center ranks No.