Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19)
In preparation for a COVID-19 and influenza double epidemic, hospitals and health systems are accelerating efforts to inform and engage people in their communities about preventive measures. Here are their stories.
A fourth-grade student wrote a heartfelt note thanking the many heroes at Nebraska Medicine for helping people and fighting “villain viruses.”
Butler Hospital, a psychiatric hospital in Rhode Island, shares encouragement and ideas for managing anxiety and stress during the pandemic.
As the U.S. continues its COVID-19 fight, the need for safe medical care unrelated to the pandemic is more important than ever.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced $165 million in supplemental funding to help 33 states participating in the Money Follows the Person Medicaid demonstration transition older adults and individuals with disabilities from long-term care facilities to home and community-based…
Two clinical trials launched in April to evaluate convalescent plasma as a treatment for patients hospitalized with COVID-19 are expanding, the National Institutes of Health announced.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention awarded $200 million in Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act funds to help states, territories and other jurisdictions prepare to distribute and administer COVID-19 vaccine.
Johnson & Johnson said that its COVID-19 vaccine candidate is moving to a global phase 3 clinical trial.
This Member Advisory summarizes the federal strategy for the public distribution of COVID-19 vaccines.
Nearly 30 representatives urged House leaders to modify in the next COVID-19 response package impending thresholds for qualifying participants in Advanced Alternative Payment Models, which they said threaten to “derail” the movement to value-based care under the Medicare Access and CHIP…