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Blog: Substance use disorder stigma must end for Black, African American communities
Sejal B. Shah, M.D., and Carla B. Monteiro, a licensed clinical social worker, at Boston-based Brigham and Women’s Hospital write that stigma and disparities around the opioid epidemic can disproportionately affect the Black and African American communities. In this blog, they urge providers to utilize available resources to help treat those with substance and opioid use disorders.
House approves $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief reconciliation bill
The House of Representatives voted 219-212 to approve a modified version of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, legislation to provide reconciliation protection for a roughly $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package, which includes a number of provisions that affect hospitals and health systems.
Podcast: Chicago hospital improves maternal and newborn health through strengthened community connections
Saint Anthony Hospital on Chicago’s southwest side is helping to meet its core mission of serving all in need of care with a recently launched maternal health care initiative and intervention program.
AHA rebuts commentary on hospital consolidation
A recent JAMA article, “recycles old and tired arguments about hospital consolidation without any examination of the impact of consolidation in the commercial health insurance industry or related health care sectors that promise to have a profound impact on the cost, quality and accessibility of health care for consumers,” AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack writes in a new blog post.
CMS allocates additional navigator funding for federal marketplace SEP
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services allocated $2.3 million in additional funding to current navigator grant recipients in the 28 states using the federally facilitated marketplace to help enroll consumers in marketplace, Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance coverage during the special enrollment period that runs through May 15.
AHA-supported bill would expand access to telehealth services
The AHA voiced support for the Telehealth Modernization Act (S.368), legislation that would remove geographic and originating site restrictions to allow patients to receive telehealth in their homes and other locations.
U.S. to purchase at least 100K doses of Lilly antibody cocktail
The federal government has agreed to purchase at least 100,000 doses of the combination monoclonal antibody therapy bamlanivimab and etesevimab, Eli Lilly and Company announced.
FDA authorizes Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine’s emergency use; CDC concurs
The Food and Drug Administration granted an emergency use authorization for Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose COVID-19 vaccine.
CMS clarifies when health plans must cover COVID-19 tests; FDA authorizes new at-home test
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released guidance clarifying federal requirements for health plans to cover certain items and services related to diagnostic testing for COVID-19 without cost-sharing, prior authorization or other medical management requirements.