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COVID-19 Update June 23, 2022: Children 6 Months to 5 Years Old Now Eligible for Vaccination, Considering Surcharges for Unvaccinated Employees

Children between six months and five years old are now eligible for the COVID-19 vaccines offered by Pfizer and Moderna. In Arizona, that's nearly 400,000 additional eligibilities. According to the Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS), the vaccine was made available on Monday, June 20. To find locations where a child under 5...
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COVID-19 Update June 2, 2022

The current dominant strain of COVID-19 in the U.S. has spread faster than all of its Omicron predecessors and may potentially cause more serious illness due to a property that it shares with both the Omicron and Delta strains that other subvariants have not held in common. Also, a report from the Centers for Disease Control and...
COVID-19 Update May 26, 2022: National Update & Arizona's New Prevention Policies Arizona News

COVID-19 Update May 26, 2022: National Update & Arizona's New Prevention Policies

COVID-19 is still present in Arizona and cases are rapidly rising while Governor Doug Ducey signs a number of anti-public health bills into law preventing any public COVID prevention policies from implementation. The New York Times COVID Tracker reports that Arizona cases of COVID-19 are up 84% in the past two weeks and the Arizona...
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U.S. Surgeon General Releases Advisory on Healthcare Worker Burnout - Arizona Staffing Crisis Continues

On Monday, the U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy issued a Surgeon General's Advisory on the healthcare worker shortage plaguing our nation's medical infrastructure. The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated the staffing crunch in hospitals, long-term care facilities and health systems leading to dire, unprecedented shortages across the U.S....
COVID-19 Update May 19, 2022: One Million U.S. COVID Deaths Arizona News

COVID-19 Update May 19, 2022: One Million U.S. COVID Deaths

According to USA Today, The United States of America represented 16% of the world deaths, while only representing 4% of the world population. Of countries with at least 5 million cases, the US is third in deaths per 1000 at 303. "First" on the list is Brazil with 313 and next is Poland with 307.  Canada had 105 deaths per thousand and...
COVID-19 May 12, 2022 Update Arizona News

COVID-19 May 12, 2022 Update

With cases of COVID-19 back on the rise in Arizona and across the country, epidemiologists and experts are asking if yet another Omicron surge looms on the horizon. In Arizona, nearly 5,500 new cases were recorded over the past week. There were 41 new deaths related to COVID-19 in Arizona, bringing the state total to 30,320. These...
ASPE Report: COVID-19 Directly Responsible for Workforce Crisis in Hospitals and Outpatient Clinics News

ASPE Report: COVID-19 Directly Responsible for Workforce Crisis in Hospitals and Outpatient Clinics

A report last week from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) highlights the challenges healthcare workers (HCWs) faced during the pandemic, including exhaustion, burnout and trauma. The report, Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Hospital and...
Arizona News

Arizona Legislative Update: Hope Remains for Postpartum Medicaid Extension

Arizona may still have a chance to extend the time frame of postpartum Medicaid coverage from 60 days to one year after birth. The bill, SB 1272, passed the Arizona Senate and the House Health and Human Services Appropriations Committees with nearly unanimous support. However, the bill has stalled while the Legislature negotiates the...
COVID-19 Update May 5, 2022: FDA Sets Dates for Children's Vaccine Review, Arizona COVID Deaths Total More Than 30K Arizona News

COVID-19 Update May 5, 2022: FDA Sets Dates for Children's Vaccine Review, Arizona COVID Deaths Total More Than 30K

Throughout April, COVID-19 levels remained low but appear to be trending upward once again. The Food and Drug Administration has scheduled meetings on COVID-19 vaccinations for children 5-years and younger. The Arizona Department of Health Services reported 3,911 new cases of COVID-19 and 238 new deaths related to COVID-19 in Arizona...
COVID-19 Update April 28, 2022: Biden Administration Continues Push to Combat COVID-19 Arizona News

COVID-19 Update April 28, 2022: Biden Administration Continues Push to Combat COVID-19

Although day-to-day life in the U.S. has largely moved on from COVID-19, the Biden administration is continuing to pursue coordinated efforts to combat the COVID-19 pandemic and urge Congress to increase funding for antiviral treatments and preparation for future surges. In Arizona, there were 2,350 new cases of COVID-19 and 99 new...
As Percent Infected with COVID Rises, So Does Long COVID National News

As Percent Infected with COVID Rises, So Does Long COVID

As the percentage of the population that has been infected with COVID-19 clears the 50% threshold, researchers are making advancements on research into the elusive long-COVID, a condition related to infection with COVID-19 that continues well after initial infection and recovery. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)...
National Reports & Surveys

REPORT: Older Americans Report Racial & Ethnic Discrimination in Healthcare

Last week, the Commonwealth Fund published the results of a survey on discrimination in healthcare which demonstrated that nearly one-quarter of Black and Hispanic seniors have personally experienced racial discrimination or unfair treatment due to race in healthcare settings or by healthcare professionals. The Commonwealth Fund, a...
REPORT: AHA Finds Skyrocketing Expenses and Inflation Causing Financial Challenges for America's Hospitals National Reports & Surveys

REPORT: AHA Finds Skyrocketing Expenses and Inflation Causing Financial Challenges for America's Hospitals

On Monday, the American Hospital Association (AHA) released a report on the new costs incurred on hospitals and health systems, including the effects of workforce shortages, the COVID-19 pandemic, and economic inflation. The report demonstrates a struggle within the American healthcare system to absorb rising costs, even with the relief...
COVID-19 Update April 21, 2022: Workforce Shortages, OSHA to Revoke AZ State Plan, Mask Mandates Lifted on Public Transit Arizona News

COVID-19 Update April 21, 2022: Workforce Shortages, OSHA to Revoke AZ State Plan, Mask Mandates Lifted on Public Transit

Fallout from COVID-19 policies continue as hospitals nationwide struggle to maintain a workforce. Nurse and healthcare worker unions and advocacy organizations blame hospital policies and reduced pay for the worker shortages. OSHA moved to revoke Arizona's state plan after ongoing violations of federal policy to enforce worker...
Arizona News

Arizona Legislature Lurches Toward a Budget; Healthcare Bills Moving Along

The Arizona State Legislature is back to work this week following an extended period of budget negotiations. The theme of this legislative session overall has centered on education, and a number of healthcare bills that saw action this week have to do with education. On Wednesday, the House Appropriations Committee weighed a potential...
COVID-19 April 14 Update: BA.2 & Long-term Care Policies Change Arizona News

COVID-19 April 14 Update: BA.2 & Long-term Care Policies Change

The BA.2 variant, also known as the "stealth Omicron," is now the dominant coronavirus version in the U.S. and more than 60 other countries. This week, Philadelphia became the first major city in the U.S. to announce that it would return to mandating masks in public spaces due to the spread of BA.2. Meanwhile, Arizona, the Centers for...
CMS Rules

CMS Calls For 4.6% Cuts to SNFs in FY 2023 PPS Proposed Rule

On Monday, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) filed the Fiscal Year 2023 Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Prospective Payment System (PPS) Proposed Rule. The reimbursements include a 3.9% increase to industry reimbursements, but in aggregate the impact of payment policies would result in a decrease of $320 million in...
COVID-19 Update April 7, 2022: Hospitalizations Still Falling, the Threat of BA.2 Emerges Arizona News

COVID-19 Update April 7, 2022: Hospitalizations Still Falling, the Threat of BA.2 Emerges

COVID-19 has fallen out of the national spotlight, as cases and death counts fall week-over-week. But there are still challenges present. The threat of the BA.2 variant that caused a post-Omicron resurgence in Europe demonstrated COVID-19 still requires vigilance, effort and funding to overcome. In Arizona this week, there were 6,840...
COVID-19 Update March 31, 2022: Arizona's State of Emergency Ends, Second Booster Available to Older Adults National News

COVID-19 Update March 31, 2022: Arizona's State of Emergency Ends, Second Booster Available to Older Adults

Arizona is finally entering a reprieve from COVID-19. Hospital bed use due to COVID-19 is currently at its lowest level since the beginning of the pandemic and Governor Doug Ducey took the opportunity to end the COVID-19-related state of emergency. Unfortunately, COVID-related deaths still continue and as of March 30, the Arizona...
National News

HHS Publishes 2023 Budget, CMS Posts 2021-2030 National Health Expenditure Report

On Monday, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released its Fiscal Year 2023 Budget, which focuses on investments in public health, behavioral health, health disparities, child care and advancing research. Coupled with the HHS announcement, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services also released the 2021-2030 National...
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