News Scan for Jun 17, 2022
Report spotlights impact of COVID-19 on adults with disabilitiesRates of COVID-19 hospitalization among adult Medicare beneficiaries with disabilities were almost...
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US could have saved 338000 lives from Covid with universal healthcare, study finds
US could have saved 338,000 lives from Covid with universal healthcare, study findsReport’s author says people died because US healthcare...
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The feds want to hide hospital safety scores during COVID, making it harder to evaluate yours
The last time Medicare rated hospitals on surgical complications such as bed sores, collapsed lungs, bloodstream infections, and broken hips,...
Battles Over Birth Control in Missouri Foreshadow a Post-Roe World
The demise of Roe v. Wade would make the need for effective birth control more urgent than ever. Yet many...
Community Health Centers Are Taking Actions to Prepare for the Unwinding of the Public Health Emergency
Community health centers, a national network of safety-net primary care providers serving low-income, medically underserved communities, also assist their patients...
5 things to know for June 3: Gun violence, Ukraine, Tulsa shooting, January 6, Covid
Here's what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can get "5...
Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic, Medicare Spending on Skilled Nursing Facilities Increased More than 4% Despite an Overall Decline in Utilization
The use of health care services declined sharply in the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, as people delayed or...
Traditional Medicare Spending Fell Almost 6% in 2020 as Service Use Declined Early in the COVID-19 Pandemic
In 2020, spending for traditional Medicare beneficiaries declined for the first time in more than two decades. The drop in...