COVID-19

Why NYC’s Safety-Net Provider Is Still Struggling After Billions in Federal Aid

July 14, 2023 - New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation (NYC Health + Hospitals) received one of the largest issuances of COVID-19 relief funds from the federal government compared to all other health systems during the pandemic. But three years later, administrators expect to run a negative operating balance of $144 million, worsening the health system’s already $2.9 billion deficit. NYC...


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VA Deals with Another EHR Outage, CMS to Enforce Price Transparency Rules

by Hayden Schmidt

This week in policy news, politicians are preparing legislation to reign in the VA EHR modernization program while CMS gears up to fine hospitals that still haven’t complied with transparency...

WHO Won’t Advise COVID-19 Boosters for Healthy Groups, Ohio Sues PBMs

by Hayden Schmidt

Leading healthcare policy news this week, the WHO vaccine advisory group announced that it wouldn’t recommend COVID-19 boosters for low and medium-risk patients. Meanwhile, the Ohio Attorney...

House Votes to Declassify COVID-19 Origins, EPA Proposes PFAS Limits

by Hayden Schmidt

In policy news this week, Congress is demanding to reveal the origins of COVID-19 after conflicting reports of the virus’s origins arose. Meanwhile, the EPA plans to set strict limits on certain...

TX Physicians Win No Surprises Act Court Case, PHE to End

by Hayden Schmidt

In the news this week, HHS officials are bringing an end to the COVID-19 public health emergency, which will have wide-ranging implications for politicians and patients across the United States....

CDC Finds 3,500 Long COVID Deaths, Healthcare Spending Reaches $4.3T

by Hayden Schmidt

In this week’s policy roundup, the annual CMS accounting report found that healthcare expenditures slowed compared to 2020 but still reached $4.3 trillion in 2021. And a CDC study looking at...

Public Health Officials Mull Mask Mandates, CDC Renews Palantir Contract

by Hayden Schmidt

State health officials are publicly considering the benefits of another mask mandate as hospitals and health infrastructure struggle to bear the pressure of rising RSV, influenza, and COVID-19 cases....

HC3 Issues Venus Ransomware Warning; CDC Investigates Listeria Outbreak

by Hayden Schmidt

Last week, the Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3) warned organizations to watch for a new ransomware variant that emerged in August and has already affected one healthcare...

FTC Investigating Amazon’s One Medical Purchase and Data Broker Lawsuit

by Hayden Schmidt

Amazon’s foray into primary care may be under threat after the FTC declared it was investigating the company’s acquisition of One Medical. Officials at the agency also decided to sue data...

Medicare Advantage Plans Face Scrutiny, Biden Secures COVID-19 Boosters

by Hayden Schmidt

Chair of the Senate Finance Committee Senator Ron Wyden is digging into Medicare Advantage marketing practices that may target consumers with misleading and harmful tactics. The Senator sent letters to...

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