Jeff Lagasse
The agreement provides staffing improvements, and will allow striking nurses to return to their original posts.
The deal may now be finalized in April 2022, though this isn't the first delay, largely owing to an ongoing DOJ investigation.
Other contributing factors include the emergence of new technologies, vaccine mandates and more federal scrutiny of mergers.
Average payments are $58,000 for small providers, $289,000 for medium providers, and $1.7 million for larger providers.
After Houston, El Paso, Austin and Dallas, this is an expansion to a fifth major Texas market.
The theory: As the pandemic evolved, consumers began to view telehealth as an alternative to in-person care rather than a necessary replacement.
The court is establishing the precedent that states may make their own decisions on mandating the COVID-19 vaccine for certain groups.
The projections are due in part to a strategy of investing in high-growth areas and introducing new health products and technologies.
The move is due to a critical staffing shortage that has contributed to the loss of approximately 500 medical/surgical and ICU beds.
Initial supply limitations forced the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices to make difficult patient prioritization decisions.