Slap in the face : New Medicare rule to cut emergency doctors pay amid COVID-19 pandemic By Stephanie Weaver FULL INTERVIEW: New Medicare rule to cut emergency doctors’ pay amid COVID-19 pandemic Many physicians are facing a potential pay cut as a new rule passed by Congress, set to go into effect Jan. 1, will lower the reimbursement rates that clinicians receive for treating patients covered by Medicare. LOS ANGELES - The United States is in the middle of a deadly wave of the coronavirus pandemic, leaving health care workers overwhelmed, exhausted and stretched by shortages of staff, hospital beds and other resources needed to deal with the influx of patients sickened by COVID-19.
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As US rushes to give shots, Tennessee builds vaccine reserve by Kimberlee Kruesi, The Associated Press Posted Dec 17, 2020 2:52 pm EDT Last Updated Dec 17, 2020 at 2:58 pm EDT FILE - In this July 2, 2020, file photo, Liza Collins, a travel nurse from Ville Platte, La., administers a COVID-19 test at the Rutherford County Health Department, in Murfreesboro, Tenn. As states rush to inoculate health care workers on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic, only Tennessee has prioritized building its own emergency reserve of the coveted vaccine. The state’s initial shipment of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine that arrived Monday, Dec. 14, was not distributed for inoculation, so health care workers had to wait until the second shipment arrived days later. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) As states rush to inoculate health care workers on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic, only Tennessee has prioritized building its own emergency reserve of the coveted vaccine. An Associated Press review of each state’s COVID-19 vaccine distribution plans shows that Tennessee alone has specified it will hold back a small portion in “case of spoilage of vaccine shipped to facilities.” The state’s initial shipment of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine that arrived Monday was not distributed for inoculation, so health care workers had to wait until the second shipment arrived days later. The move has baffled health care leaders, who say medical workers should take priority, especially as the state hits record case numbers.
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As other states rush to give shots, Tennessee is stockpiling them Tennessee is the only state that is currently prioritizing building an emergency reserve of the coveted vaccine. By KIMBERLEE KRUESIAssociated Press Share NASHVILLE, Tenn. As states rush to inoculate health care workers on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic, only Tennessee has prioritized building its own emergency reserve of the coveted vaccine. An Associated Press review of each state’s COVID-19 vaccine distribution plans shows that Tennessee alone has specified it will hold back a small portion in “case of spoilage of vaccine shipped to facilities.” The state’s initial shipment of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine that arrived Monday was not distributed for inoculation, so health care workers had to wait until the second shipment arrived days later.
Cleavon Gilman An emergency-medicine doctor in Arizona said he was fired from his position at Yuma Regional Medical Center last month over his tweets about the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Cleavon Gilman, an Iraq War veteran, said he was told not to return to his job after tweeting that Arizona was out of available beds in intensive-care units. He told Business Insider that doctors everywhere were afraid to speak out about their experiences during the pandemic for fear of retribution and that healthcare workers generally needed more protections. Representatives for Gilman said Sunday night that he received an outpouring of support after the news of his firing broke. They also said that if all goes to plan, he ll be back to work in the ER this week.
» An Arizona ER doctor who was fired for tweeting about COVID-19 is set to go back to work this week - but he says healthcare workers still need more protections An Arizona ER doctor who was fired for tweeting about COVID-19 is set to go back to work this week - but he says healthcare workers still need more protections Kelsey VlamisDec 14, 2020, 21:01 IST Gilman, an Iraq War veteran, has been a very vocal figure throughout the pandemic.Cleavon Gilman An emergency-medicine doctor in Arizona said he was fired from his position at Yuma Regional Medical Center last month over his tweets about the
An Arizona ER doctor who was fired for tweeting about COVID-19 is set to go back to work this week but he says healthcare workers still need more protections Kelsey Vlamis Gilman, an Iraq War veteran, has been a very vocal figure throughout the pandemic. An emergency-medicine doctor in Arizona said he was fired from his position at Yuma Regional Medical Centre over posts he made on social media about the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Cleavon Gilman, an Iraq War veteran, said he was told not to return to his job after tweeting about Arizona running low on available ICU beds.