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The investments will be aided by a strong financial showing in 2021, with total operating revenue hitting $12.4 billion.
Bamlanivimab and etesevimab, which are administered in tandem, and REGEN-COV are not effective against Omicron, the FDA said.
The Nashville-based health system has invested approximately $6.6 billion over the last five years, including other expansions currently in progress.
This is the first performance improvement plan issued by the Massachusetts Health Policy Commission.
AGS believes it's premature for CMS to issue a coverage determination for other antibodies in the pipeline that don't yet have FDA approval.
The AHA is also urging the Federal Trade Commission to investigate reports of anticompetitive pricing by nurse-staffing agencies.
The agency is not, however, withdrawing the emergency temporary standard as a proposed rule, saying it will work on a permanent standard.
The senators framed the widespread availability of free tests - along with vaccination - as a means of eventually ending the pandemic.
Uncertainty over when the waiver will end may create barriers to entry for new participants, the groups say.
Independent physician groups, which include telehealth docs, must now accept a rate that someone else has negotiated, expert says.