Community Benefit

Sentara combined geographic information system technology with de-identified patient and member information to prioritize populations.

Medicare would incur extra costs that would be partially offset by reduced costs from treating medical conditions caused by SUD.

CMS expects that up to an additional 34,000 people annually will now be eligible for 12-month postpartum coverage.

Community care managers make connections, says Dr. Cheryl Rucker-Whitaker, founder and CEO of Complete Care Management Partners.

<p style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Interviews have examined health disparities, healthcare access and a lack of rural providers, according Heidi Altman, associate professor at Georgia Southern University.</span></span></span></p>

<p style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Kyruus's Scott Andrews and HealthSparq's Harlan Edlin talk about improving patient engagement for organizations.</span></span></span></p>

<p>The founder of Techmedo, Zahid Ali, says the pandemic has caused changemakers to rise to the occasion.</p>

Existing pre-pandemic racial and ethnic disparities in hospital mortality widened during the pandemic, research has found.

HHS attributes this number to the American Rescue Plan, saying it has made coverage more affordable and accessible.

The treatment has been cleared for anyone 12 years old and older who is at high risk for severe COVID-19, including hospitalization and death.