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The year-end omnibus appropriations package had several key healthcare provisions included in it.
The House of Representatives and Senate passed a $900 billion coronavirus relief package Monday night, which President Donald Trump is expected to sign Tuesday.
The year-end omnibus appropriations package had several key healthcare provisions, including funding for coronavirus testing, changes to the Provider Relief Fund, and other policy adjustments not related to the pandemic.
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AHA: More must be done
The American Hospital Association thanked Congress for the welcome news for patients and their families while also calling on federal lawmakers to address outstanding issues facing provider organizations.
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December 15, 2020 6:13 AM By Brandon Lee
The first coronavirus vaccines were administered by hospitals in the U.S. yesterday, the initial step in a historic drive to vaccinate millions of people this week.
In Queens, N.Y., critical-care nurse Sandra Lindsay received the first shot in the state at Long Island Jewish Medical Center. In Charlotte, N.C., that was Katie Passaretti, medical director of infection prevention at Atrium Health. And in Fargo, N.D., Melanie Allen, a clinical-care leader at Sanford Broadway Medical Center, got her shot.
âThis is just good old-fashioned science,â Allen said by telephone, about 30 minutes after she received the vaccine. She said she had butterflies beforehand, not from nerves but from sheer excitement. And when she got her shot, she says she didnât even feel the needle go in.