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The letter was spurred in part by a flood of respiratory illnesses, mental health crises and other needs that have strained resources and capacity.
Concerns about a recession and runaway inflation only exacerbate the issue, impacting the ability to hire and retain top talent.
Extending Medicaid and CHIP coverage in Georgia and Pennsylvania is expected to impact about 57,000 people.
Metropolitan Anchor Hospitals, as the AHA has labeled them, serve large numbers of urban, low-income and historically marginalized individuals.
The lawmakers describe the future of audio-only telehealth coverage as "unpredictable" and say a consistent policy should be established.
The platform seeks to improve care equity and healthcare literacy and confidence, while reducing care avoidance.
The initiative will focus on housing insecurity and will also offer case management, outreach and education.
The goal was to bring cancer treatments to the market at a cost, scale and efficacy that would have maximum impact.
The company said the institute is already demonstrating strong results, with a referral rate three times the industry benchmark.
Only about one-third of adults have received the booster aimed at the Omicron variant, which remains highly transmissible.