Mallory Hackett
HHS is allocating an additional 30 million Abbott BinaxNOW tests for vulnerable groups such as nursing homes, HBCUs, tribes and more.
Inspired by the Freedom House ambulance project, it is designed to offer employment where the pandemic created or furthered economic disparities.
The letter’s recommendations surround relief, recovery, rebuilding and addressing ongoing challenges in equity, workforce and behavioral health.
The system made no furloughs as a result of COVID-19, was able to give out bonuses and raises, and is on track to meet its financial baseline.
The initiative was born out of a realization that the health system needed to do more to improve outcomes and eliminate health disparities.
Although people aged 65 years and older make up more than 80% of deaths caused by COVID-19, younger adults make up the largest portion of cases.
If the rule is finalized, the agency estimates an overall net cost savings of $3.2 billion over five years.
This is the second round of layoffs for the health system since the start of the pandemic.
Available on HealthData.gov, the data includes geographic patterns, new admission trends, capacity constraints and more.
The payments are in addition to the $15 billion already given to nursing homes in the targeted and general distributions of the Provider Relief Fund