Philly hospitals care for thousands of suburban patients but can’t give them COVID-19 vaccines. Aubrey Whelan, Jason Laughlin, Justine McDaniel, The Philadelphia Inquirer © YONG KIM/The Philadelphia Inquirer/TNS Penn Medicine is able to participate in community vaccination clinics, like this one on Saturday at the School of the Future in West Philadelphia on Saturday, But it can t offer doses to its patients who live in the suburbs due to allocation rules. Local lawmakers say the state must do more to help suburban patients who get their health care in the city.
Hundreds of thousands of patients who receive treatment for high-risk conditions like cancer and diabetes at Philadelphia hospitals are unable to receive the COVID-19 vaccine from the doctors who care for them, simply because they don’t live in the city.
Philly hospitals care for thousands of suburban patients but can t give them COVID-19 vaccines
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Jefferson Health and Einstein Healthcare Network merger moves forward after FTC withdraws challenge
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Dive Brief:
The Federal Trade Commission will no longer challenge the merger between Jefferson Health and Einstein Healthcare Network, Jefferson Health said Monday. The news comes after a series of setbacks for the agency in court.
The deal between the two Philadelphia providers is now expected to close within six months, Jefferson Health said in a statement.
The case summary on the FTC s website has been updated to show that the commissioners voted 4-0 to voluntarily dismiss the appeal to the Third Circuit Court of Appeals.
Dive Insight:
This was the first big hospital merger the FTC tried to block after a three-year lull. The previous challenge occurred in 2017 when the agency blocked Sanford Health from acquiring Mid Dakota Clinic in North Dakota.