June 17, 2022 The Next Steps for Public Health The nation’s public health leaders testified this week before a U.S. Senate committee about the next phases of the pandemic, as well as the infant formula shortage and the need to protect health care workers from burnout.
June 16, 2022 Supreme Court Rejects 340B Payment Cut to Hospitals This week, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously protected hospitals from significant payment cuts in the 340B Drug Pricing Program.
June 15, 2022 COVID Vaccine for Young Children Clears FDA Committee The much-anticipated authorization of COVID-19 vaccines for young children cleared a key hurdle today.
June 14, 2022 How Many Americans are Facing Long COVID? Researchers are beginning to study and understand the lingering symptoms from COVID-19 and the challenges they will pose to health care in the future.
June 03, 2022 KFF: The Lingering Myths about the COVID-19 Vaccine and Pregnancy Misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccine during pregnancy remains a considerable public health challenge, according to the latest Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) COVID-19 Vaccine Monitor.
May 23, 2022 The Upcoming Review of COVID-19 Vaccines and Young Children Next month, federal regulators will begin the review of Moderna’s and Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccines for use in young children.
May 17, 2022 COVID-19 Roundup: More COVID-19 At-Home Tests Available amid Spread of Omicron Subvariant Households across the U.S. can order another eight at-home tests from the federal government starting today.
May 16, 2022 The Workforce Challenges Facing U.S. Hospitals Compared to pre-pandemic levels, hospital labor costs have increased by more than a third, according to a new Kaufman Hall special report.
May 11, 2022 Assessing the Health of Rural Hospitals during COVID-19 The nation’s rural hospitals faced financial pressures and workforce shortages prior to COVID-19 and will need additional support to avoid closure in the years ahead, according to a new report on rural health care.
May 10, 2022 HAP Leadership Summit Day 2: Strategies for a Resilient Health Care Workforce The 2022 HAP Leadership Summit concluded today with insights about building resiliency and the health care workforce of the future.