COVID-19 Cost Share Extension
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Deanne Criswell joined the National Governors Association call with the White House...
Biden’s Nursing Home Vision to Increase Oversight and Penalties
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will be hosting a National Nursing Home Stakeholder Call on March...
CDC’s New COVID-19 Community Levels Recommendations Do Not Apply in Healthcare Settings
On February 25, the CDC updated it's guidance on COVID-19 prevention steps by transitioning from community transmission rates to...
New Reports on Health and Well-being of Children During COVID-19 Pandemic
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is releasing two new reports in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report...
HHS Awards Nearly $55 Million to Increase Virtual Health Care Access and Quality Through...
Recently, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), awarded nearly...
Tool Helps Hospitals Target Infection Prevention Efforts
A new four-part tool is available to help hospitals and health systems estimate the cost and benefit of interventions to...
FDA Alerts Providers to COVID-19 Rapid Test Recall
The Food and Drug Administration announced a Class 1 recall of the E25Bio COVID-19 Direct Antigen Response Test. E25Bio...
CDC Studies Look at COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Effectiveness
During the omicron wave, the Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine was 87% effective at preventing emergency and urgent care...
Application for New Residency Positions – Due March 31st
The Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) is encouraging providers to apply for the 1,000 newly created Graduate...
CDC Endorses FDA’s Full Approval of Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine for Adults
Last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) endorsed the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) recommendation to...
