The a rolling 7-day average in the United States is now 1,319 deaths per day. On December 6, there were 113,992 new cases of COVID-19 reported nationwide. Over 60,000 Americans are currently hospitalized with complications from COVID-19.
Only 60% of the country is fully vaccinated with 71% of the population having received at least...
HHS Secretary Alex Azar let the public know of his decision by tweet Thursday night.
ModernHealthcare summed up the most notable policies tied to the public health emergency:
20% Medicare inpatient add-on payment for COVID-19 patients
Increased federal Medicaid matching funds for states - FMAP increase 6.2%
...Arizona News
On Monday, an HHS spokesman confirmed that the department will extend the national public health emergency for COVID-19 that would otherwise expire on July 25th. The announcement comes as Arizona activates surge plans but resists enacting a full second shutdown of businesses in the state.
Health and Human Services spokesman...
