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In 2020, healthcare lobbying expenditures totaled $713.6 million, vs. $358.2 million in 2000, with a focus on pharmaceuticals and providers.
The suit claims young men were hired over female candidates and were paid substantially more.
Receiving an ICU evaluation prior to cardiac arrest improved survival rates by 15% among Black people.
The vaccine demonstrated efficacy of almost 82% against severe RSV in infants from birth through the first 90 days of life.
The payments will be made over 10-15 years, with neither company admitting wrongdoing.
Combined with a 4% Medicare cut from the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act, physicians say they are looking at a nearly 8.5% cut.
CMS is establishing a new Rural Emergency Hospital model to help prevent rural hospital closures.
RSV hospitalizations are increasing earlier and more rapidly than in previous years, with the 0-2 age group comprising 57% of hospitalizations.
Medicare payments to home health agencies in 2023 will increase in the aggregate by 0.7%, or $125 million, compared with 2022.
Due to expanded subsidies, 4 out of 5 people can get a plan for $10 a month or less, Secretary Xavier Becerra says.