Michigan’s 10 most populous counties collectively received about 3,400 fewer first doses of COVID-19 vaccine last week after the state applied a formula that factors in race, poverty, housing and other social vulnerabilities instead of allocating vaccine doses by share of population.
Medicare patients seeking emergency care at Michigan Medicine’s University Hospital in Ann Arbor will soon have the option of returning home instead of being hospitalized in a cutting-edge hospital at-home program.
Anthem will acquire InnovaCare Health’s Medicare Advantage and Medicaid plans in Puerto Rico, with a spokesperson estimating the insurer’s total number of members in the combined plans will reach 10.5 million once the deal is complete.
The Veterans Affairs Department plans to roll out pilot projects to study whether 5G improves healthcare delivery and hospital processes with AT&T, which installed 5G infrastructure at the Seattle hospital campus through a public-private partnership.
Drug stores have become a mainstay for flu shots and shingles vaccines, and the industry is capable of vaccinating tens of millions of people monthly.
Shipments of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine originally believed to be ruined en route to Michigan are viable and can be used in vaccinations, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention told the Michigan health officials.
Investor-owned HCA Healthcare reported $3.8 billion in net income in 2020, a year defined by a global pandemic that strained healthcare delivery.