COVID-19

Outside of the loss of human life due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the past two years have greatly affected hospitals, health systems and the way providers deliver care. Healthcare executives are grappling with federal monetary assistance, growing burnout rates, workforce shortages and federal oversight of vaccines and testing. This channel is also designed to update clinicians on new research and guidelines regarding COVID patient treatment strategies and risk assessments.

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Testing nursing homes for COVID-19 costs $440M

Testing all residents and staff at the nation’s nursing homes just once would collectively cost $440 million, according to data from the American Health Care Association and National Center of Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL).

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Civica Rx partners with US government to produce generics for COVID-19 response

Civica Rx has teamed up with the U.S. government to aid in the COVID-19 response.

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Stroke care delayed during COVID-19 pandemic

Americans are delaying critical stroke care as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic by not dialing 9-1-1 when they are experiencing a stroke.

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Health coverage during and after COVID: 6 fallouts to watch for

As analyzed by the Kaiser Family Foundation, the outlook for job-based insurance under some post-COVID scenarios is unsurprisingly bleak.

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Hospitals in the mix as House Democrats pitch another $3T in COVID relief

A $3 trillion coronavirus relief bill proposed by House Democrats May 12 would allocate around $100 billion for hospitals and other healthcare providers to cover costs related to the public-health crisis.

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5 notable quotes on COVID’s culling of 1.4 million healthcare jobs in April

Here’s a sampling of some of the best thinking on this body blow to the U.S. healthcare economy.

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Costly COVID: AHA braces hospitals, health systems to lose $51B per month

U.S. hospitals and health systems will collectively have lost $202.6 billion to COVID-19’s fiscal jolt by the end of June, the American Hospital Association is projecting.

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COVID-19 puts 1,400 out of work at Michigan Medicine

Michigan Medicine is furloughing or laying off around 1,400 fulltime employees and instituting a hiring freeze that will leave 300 current job openings unfilled. 

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