Community Benefit
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.
More consumers signed up for coverage in week five than during any previous week of 2021 open enrollment.
The alliance is designed to enhance crisis preparedness through collaborative COVID-19 planning and the sharing of best practices.
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
One request is for commercial plans to cover all approved COVID-19 therapies without prior authorization and to reimburse hospitals for costs.
Moderna reports that its data analysis indicates a vaccine efficacy of 94.1%, based on 196 COVID-19 cases.
The treatment will be available at no cost to patients, although healthcare facilities may charge for the administration.
This partnership plans to develop scalable programs for addressing the social determinants of health throughout the state.