Mallory Hackett
While many ACOs already develop initiatives to improve health equity, there are still obstacles getting in their way, the white paper said.
Fears that vaccine mandates will exacerbate worker shortages miss the bigger picture, says Fisher Phillips labor expert.
The long-term care sector is in the midst of a worsening labor shortage, but it's not the only sector that's struggling.
A second dose of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine provides 94% protection against moderate to severe infection in the U.S.
COVID-19 cases among children are becoming more common, heightening the need for vaccines, CEO says.
The vaccination program will kick off in New Jersey.
The merger would form a 33-hospital system that employs 58,000 caregivers and provides insurance to roughly one million people.
Aetna says it wrongly denied requests to cover fertility treatments for certain individuals and that it would rectify its mistake.
Between June and August, unvaccinated COVID-19 patients racked up $5.7 billion worth of preventable hospital care.
The lawsuit claims that Aetna is in violation of Section 1557 of the ACA, a section that has undergone regulatory contention over recent years.