August 26, 2022 How the U.S. Uninsured Rate Reached a Record Low The nation’s uninsured rate reached a record low during 2022, according to new report from the federal government.
August 23, 2022 What to Know about Omicron-Specific Boosters As we approach the fall, the nation’s public health leaders are considering the next steps for a second booster campaign specifically targeting the Omicron subvariants.
August 19, 2022 COVID-19’s Long Shadow Over Rural Health COVID-19 has posed new challenges for the nation’s rural hospitals that could cast a “long shadow” that lingers beyond the pandemic, according to a new report.
August 18, 2022 How COVID-19 Public Health Guidelines are Changing As we head into the fall, the CDC and the FDA have issued new COVID-19 guidelines about quarantining, testing, and what you should do if you’re exposed to someone with the virus.
August 16, 2022 AHA Report: Delayed Health Care Poses New Challenges for Hospitals U.S. patients are feeling the effects of delayed care during the pandemic, requiring more complex care and more time in the hospital to recover.
August 04, 2022 KFF Poll Shows High Vaccine Hesitancy among Parents of Young Kids About 43 percent of parents of children under 5 say they will “definitely not” get them vaccinated, according to the latest COVID-19 vaccine poll from the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF).
August 01, 2022 Expenses Challenge Hospitals During 2022 U.S. hospitals have faced an “enormously difficult year,” due to COVID-19 and expenses remaining near unprecedented levels, according to the latest Kaufman Hall National Hospital Flash Report.
July 27, 2022 Report Highlights Soaring Staffing Costs for Pa. Hospitals Pennsylvania hospitals saw staffing costs surge to new highs as they responded to the Omicron-fueled spike in COVID-19 hospitalizations during the first quarter of 2022.
July 26, 2022 CDC: Booster Doses Offer Protection Against Severe COVID-19 during Omicron Wave Third and fourth COVID-19 vaccine doses provided significant protection to healthy adults who were eligible to receive them as the Omicron variant spread during early 2022.
July 21, 2022 How the COVID-19 Emergency Declaration Supports our Pandemic Response This month, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) renewed the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Declaration through mid-October.