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Maryland DOH will pay providers $45.33 to administer two-dose COVID-19 vaccines Shawna De La Rosa | Dec 21, 2020 Share this:     When two-dose vaccines are administered by pharmacies, the rate will be $22.81 per dose. There are approximately 1.5 million participants enrolled in Maryland Medicaid. If all participants are vaccinated with a $45.33 two-dose vaccine, it will cost nearly $68 million. Thirty-nine percent of that will come from the state’s general funds and 61 percent will be paid by federal funds. Share this:

Q&A: Sen. Favola discusses importance of health care policy Shawna De La Rosa | Dec 21, 2020 Share this: Senator Barbara Favola represents Virginia’s 31st district, which includes parts of Arlington and Fairfax counties and a portion of Loudoun County. She was elected in 2011 and is a whip in the Virginia Senate Democratic Caucus and chairs the Virginia Senate’s Rehabilitation and Social Services Committee. She also chairs the Senate Women’s Health Care Caucus, and is a member and former chair of Virginia’s Commission on Youth.     Shawna De La Rosa: Tell me why health ca...

Maryland Health Connection sees highest-ever enrollment Shawna De La Rosa | Dec 22, 2020 Share this:     Ben Steffen, executive director of the Maryland Health Care Commission, shared the news at the commission’s Dec. 17 meeting. Open enrollment closed on Dec. 15. This is year, the exchange added UnitedHealthcare as a third payer option. CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield and Kaiser Permanente also offer plans. “There is now more choice, and that’s a good thing for Maryland consumers,” Steffen said. UnitedHealthcare’s return to the exchange is part of the payer’s nationwi...

Maryland announces plan to purchase COVID tests from CIAN Diagnostics Shawna De La Rosa | Dec 16, 2020 Share this: Maryland will purchase 1 million COVID-19 tests through an agreement between South Korea-based LabGenomics and Frederick-based CIAN Diagnostics. So far, the state has conducted 5.1 million tests and continues to expand its capacity as cases surge. Last Saturday, the state conducted 66,618 tests in one day. Tests are currently available at 220 sites.     Last spring, the state could only conduct about 50 COVID-19 tests per day. Maryland worked with LabGenomics to purc...

18 Virginia hospitals get COVID-19 doses Shawna De La Rosa | Dec 16, 2020 Share this: Eighteen hospitals have received coronavirus vaccine shipments so far, according the Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association. The vaccines have been placed in storage and redistributed to other facilities, as was planned. Scheduling is now under way to inoculate the hospitals’ staff, a process which should be complete in 45 to 60 days.     The state has prioritized health care professionals who work with COVID-19 patients as the first to get the vaccine. Essential workers — including fire...