MARCH 18, 2021
Georgia vows to continue fight if feds kill state’s Medicaid waiver plan
Georgia Health News
Georgia officials, as expected, have appealed the new federal position on the state’s Medicaid waiver plan, saying its possible revocation by the Biden administration would be ‘‘an arbitrary and unlawful bait-and-switch.’’ | READ MORE
Will new incentives for Medicaid expansion sway Georgia leaders?
Georgia Health News
President Joe Biden’s administration has shaken up the health care arithmetic nationally, and that could reverberate here in Georgia. For one thing, the incentives for a state to expand Medicaid have become much more enticing. | READ MORE
[Gov.] Kemp praises Augusta vaccination efforts, but some providers say supply is lacking
The Augusta Chronicle
Lagging behind other states in its COVID-19 vaccination rate, Georgia is going to start increasing vaccine to providers who demonstrate they can more reliably and efficiently vaccinate people, Gov. Brian Kemp said Wednesday. | READ MORE
Bill extending COVID-19 liability protection gets final nod from Georgia Legislature
Marietta Daily Journal
A bill that would extend the length of time Georgia businesses are protected from certain COVID-19-related lawsuits cleared the Senate on Wednesday. | READ MORE
Many Georgians to get insurance price break thanks to COVID bill
Georgia Health News
The American Rescue Plan has injected the first major financial boost into the ACA in the 11 years since the health law was passed. The newly enacted relief legislation provides, for the first time, subsidy help to those earning more than the current cap of 400 percent of the federal poverty level – about $51,000 for an individual and $104,800 for a family of four in 2021. | READ MORE
Medicare payments for COVID shots raised to $40 from $23
Bloomberg
The Biden administration will almost double the amount the U.S. Medicare program pays health care providers to administer COVID-19 shots to $40 per shot as part of its effort to ramp up immunizations. | READ MORE
More than 20 percent of health care workers experience depression, anxiety amid pandemic: study
The Hill
More than 20 percent of health care workers worldwide have experienced depression and anxiety amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to a study published Wednesday. | READ MORE
Emory’s Dr. Carlos del Rio: ‘We failed in our pandemic response’ (features MAG member)
Saporta Report
One of Georgia’s leading scientists – Carlos del Rio, M.D. – declared the nation had failed in how it responded to the Coronavirus pandemic. | READ MORE
Amazon jumps into health care with telemedicine initiative
Associated Press
Amazon is making its first foray into providing health care services, announcing Wednesday that it will be offering its Amazon Care telemedicine program to employers nationwide. | READ MORE
New diabetes guidelines lower screening age to 35 for some adults
NBC News
Screening for Type 2 diabetes and prediabetes should start at age 35 for people who are considered overweight, instead of the currently recommended age 40, a draft set of guidelines from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends. | READ MORE
U.S. cancer centers go their own way on mammography
MedPage Today
Most U.S. cancer centers recommend that women begin screening for breast cancer at a younger age and continue screening more frequently than recommended by national screening guidelines, a review of 606 centers showed. | READ MORE
Lilly Alzheimer's drug shows benefit on cognition, function in mid-stage trial
Reuters
Eli Lilly and Company on Saturday said its experimental Alzheimer’s drug slowed the rate of decline in a measure of cognition and function by 32 percent compared with a placebo in a mid-stage trial of patients at an early stage of the mind wasting disease. | READ MORE
Revcycle tech companies expand ways for patients to pay bills
healthleaders
Two top revenue cycle technology companies have added new tools to help patients pay their medical bills more easily. | READ MORE
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