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GAO study examines marketing practices of ACA-exempt health plans
Government Accountability Office agents made 31 covert phone calls to selected sales representatives in five states between November 2019 and January 2020, posing as individuals needing to purchase health insurance to cover pre-existing conditions to see whether the representatives engaged in deceptive practices.
CDC releases recommendations to prevent staph infections in neonatal ICUs
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released evidence-based recommendations to prevent and control Staphylococcus aureus in neonatal intensive care units, including strains resistant (MRSA) or sensitive (MSSA) to the antibiotic methicillin.
Census: Nearly 30 million U.S. residents uninsured when surveyed in 2019
An estimated 29.6 million (9.2%) U.S. residents lacked health coverage when surveyed in 2019, up from 28.6 million (8.9%) in 2018, according to American Community Survey data reported by the Census Bureau.
ASPR releases latest batch of COVID-19 resources
The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response recently posted new and updated COVID-19 resources at its Technical Resources, Assistance Center, and Information Exchange.
FDA approves new option amid COVID-19-spurred sedation drug shortages
The Food and Drug Administration approved dexmedetomidine hydrochloride in 0.9% sodium chloride injection for the sedation of initially intubated and mechanically ventilated patients in an intensive-care setting and of non-intubated patients prior to and/or during surgical and other procedures.
NIH funds COVID-19 research, engagement efforts in hard-hit minority communities
The National Institutes of Health awarded $12 million to non-profit research institution RTI International for outreach and engagement efforts in ethnic and racial minority communities that have been disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
AHA blog: Hospital price growth remains in check, despite efforts to cherry-pick data to create a false narrative
In a new AHA blog, Aaron Wesolowski, AHA’s vice president of policy research, analytics and strategy, sets the record straight about false narratives portraying hospitals and health systems as uniquely responsible for increased health care prices, and using these narratives in attempts to deny hospitals and health systems the financial relief they desperately need.
CDC study suggests COVID-19 mitigation efforts could reduce impact of flu
A new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study suggests that social distancing and other measures to stop the spread of SARS-CoV-2 could help reduce the impact of flu this fall and winter in the United States if widely practiced.
HHS declares public health emergency in Oregon due to wildfires
The Department of Health and Human Services declared a public health emergency and waived certain Medicare, Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program requirements in Oregon due to wildfires.
Blog: Shining a light on physician suicide
Each year roughly 400 physicians die by suicide in the U.S. Hundreds more report harboring serious thoughts of suicide.