UK plans biggest flu vaccine rollout this winter
[unable to retrieve full-text content]Free vaccines will be offered to more than 35 million people, including more teenagers than ever before. BBC News – Health
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Biden Plans to Propose Banning Menthol Cigarettes
Advertisement Continue reading the main story Supported by Continue reading the main story Biden Administration Plans to Propose Banning Menthol Cigarettes The move has been long sought by public health and civil rights groups, after decades of marketing aimed at Black smokers. Menthol cigarettes on a shelf in Brooklyn.Credit…Bryan Thomas for The New York Times… Read More »
Coronavirus: Winter plans revealed in leaked Sage report
A leaked government report suggests a “reasonable worst case scenario” of 85,000 deaths across the UK this winter due to Covid-19. The document also says while more restrictions could be re-introduced, schools would likely remain open. But it says the report “is a scenario, not a prediction” and the data are subject to “significant uncertainty”.… Read More »
Apervita’s NCQA approval helps health plans speed VBC analysis
Value-based care platform provider Apervita says it is the first company to be certified by the National Committee for Quality Assurance for electronic clinical quality measures using a clinical quality language-based engine. The company’s newly certified CQL-based engine—based on HL7 logic standards that support both eCQMs and clinical decision support—can be adopted by healthcare organizations… Read More »
Iran plans tougher restrictions as coronavirus toll rises
Emergency medical staff wearing protective suits, transfer a patient with coronavirus disease (COVID-19) to Masih Daneshvari Hospital, in Tehran, Iran March 30, 2020. WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Ali Khara via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS – THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran had 117 new coronavirus deaths in the last 24… Read More »
Trump administration announces plans to ‘roll back’ Michelle Obama school lunch rules
LAS VEGAS, NV – SEPTEMBER 23: Former first lady Michelle Obama speaks during a rally for When We All Vote’s National Week of Action at Chaparral High School on September 23, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Obama is the founder and a co-chairwoman of the organization that aims to help people register and to vote.… Read More »
HHS watchdog accuses MA plans of inflating payments by nearly $7B annually
Dive Brief: Medicare Advantage health plans may be inflating capitated payments by as much as $ 6.7 billion a year, according to a new report by the HHS Office of Inspector General. The suspected inflation is primarily the result of tacking on new diagnosis codes as part of a review of existing medical charts, a… Read More »