Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt (R) last week submitted a waiver request seeking CMS' permission to expand the state's Medicaid program and transition the federal portion of the state's Medicaid funding to a type of block grant, in today's bite-sized hospital and health industry news from California, New York, and Oklahoma.
The number of reported U.S. deaths tied to the new coronavirus surpassed 50,000 as of Tuesday morning, but new data suggests that figure might be a drastic undercount.
America's current flu season appears to be waning, as the latest CDC data shows no states experienced widespread flu activity in the week ending on April 18.
Johnson & Johnson is a key player in the global race to develop a new coronavirus vaccine. Advisory Board's Brandi Greenberg and Pam Divack recently spoke with Seema Kumar, Vice President of Innovation, Global Health, and Policy Communication at Johnson & Johnson, who highlighted the three key forces driving the company's progress and explained how Johnson & Johnson is educating the general public about its work.
After more than a month of social distancing, some Americans are experiencing "quarantine fatigue." Some people are taking to the streets to protest so-called "stay-at-home" orders—and some states are taking steps to ease those restrictions, even though they haven't achieved metrics called for by public health officials.
Doctors throughout America are reporting that patients in their 30s and 40s with Covid-19 are experiencing strokes at a higher rate than non-Covid-19 patients in their age group. Advisory Board's Alice Thornton Bell notes that while the new data is "scary," it highlights the importance of accessing stroke care quickly.
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