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Health Care Is Front and Center as DeSantis and Newsom Go Mano a Mano

Kaiser Health News

Newsom has earned the moniker of “health care governor” by catapulting the issue to the top of his policy priorities. He made California an abortion sanctuary and is dramatically expanding health care benefits. And now Newsom boasts about bringing the state’s uninsured rate to an all-time low of 6.5%

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Hall Render’s Health Provider News – January 28, 2022

Hall Render

FDA halts use of antibody drugs that don’t work vs. omicron. Healthcare groups urge Congress to extend Acute Hospital Care at Home waiver. Hospital discharge pressures build as nursing homes clamor for help. The nursing home staffing crisis right now is like nothing we’ve seen before.

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

Hall Render

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. CVS, Uber partner on health equity initiative. Accellion Settles Class-Action Lawsuit for $8.1M