Jeff Lagasse
There are higher levels of organizational trust and a reduction in the after-hours workload, but staffing issues remain.
The bill would increase access to PACE for beneficiaries by enabling them to choose between the PACE Part D plan or a marketplace Part D plan.
The senators charge that the Trump administration weakened the basic consumer protections Congress had enacted and relaxed CMS' oversight.
The overall trend over the past decade has been for patient safety to improve, with progress made on falls and MRSA infections.
The hospital is accused of not providing adequate support to a patient with a hearing disability and has agreed to comply with federal law.
Gaps in the availability, completeness and quality of health equity data remain across CMS programs, the agency says.
Part of the reason for the uptick, the CDC said, was the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, which impacted surveillance for HAIs.
Racial and ethnic minority groups often have lower levels of use, meaning hospitals in largely Black counties are at a disadvantage.
It was also revealed that 32% of people living with Type 2 diabetes don't trust the U.S. healthcare system to keep them healthy.
Potentially anti-competitive practices have crept their way into healthcare, particularly when it comes to hospital consolidation.