A CDC advisory panel is expected to vote on Friday to recommend the additional dose, after which certain people with weakened immune systems can receive a third shot of Pfizer’s or Moderna’s vaccine.
“You should expect to see more investigation,” of those not abiding by the federal mental health parity law, a top DOL official said. “I predict this will be a very active issue for us for years to come.”
Women are largely absent from most healthcare companies’ C-suites where major decisions are made, despite their massive influence as consumers and workers in the industry.
But the proposal, which features several familiar and long-debated policy ideas, could face an uphill battle in Congress as the drug industry lines up against it.
DeVivo hinted at joint R&D with tech behemoth Microsoft, a future API marketplace and where Teladoc sees virtual visits stabilizing post-pandemic.
For example, significant racial gaps in receiving vaccinations remain, despite the ongoing push to inoculate a greater swath of the U.S. population as the delta variant contributes to surging COVID-19 cases.
Roy Jakobs caught up with Healthcare Dive virtually on the sidelines of HIMSS21 to chat about provider burden, interoperability and new product launches.
The virtually integrated healthcare giant is working with Teladoc to offer the program, which combines telehealth services and access to in-person visits with providers in the CVS Health-Aetna network.
Healthcare employers need to consider how to make front-line caregiving a more sustainable career, and how they’ll leverage technology to accomplish that — all while the workforce suffers significant burnout, experts said.
“I don’t think there’s a single yes or no,” said Michael Coates, former chief information security officer for Twitter.