The Indian Health Service marked a milestone Tuesday in Oklahoma City, celebrating the administration of more than 500,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine across Indian Country.
About 125,000 of those doses were distributed within Oklahoma, officials said at a news conference at the Oklahoma City Indian Clinic.
Those shots have played a big role in Oklahoma’s vaccination efforts: Shortly after the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention began including data from vaccines distributed through federal programs and tribal governments in statewide counts last month, Oklahoma was propelled over the 1 million-dose mark.
Elizabeth Fowler, acting director of the Indian Health Service, said she was impressed with the Oklahoma
Chickasaw Nation
The Chickasaw Nation has begun offering COVID-19 vaccination appointments to educators and their families, regardless of tribal citizenship. Vaccines are available to teachers at any grade-level or education facility, including child care teachers, vocational instructors, university and college educators, adult learning teachers, etc, the Nation announced in a Monday news release. You do not need to be an employee of the Chickasaw Nation, or a patient of the Chickasaw Nation Department of Health to participate if you are an educator.
Reached by Zoom Wednesday, Dr. John Krueger, chief medical officer for the Chickasaw Nation Department of Health, said the move comes as vaccine supply has become more ample and demand among existing priority groups has declined a bit, leaving appointment openings to be filled.
Wednesday, February 24, 2021
The pace and pressure to embrace value-based care are picking up. The COVID-19 pandemic exposed the risks and limitations of reliance on fee-for-service reimbursement and, combined with the groundbreaking changes in health care delivery models and regulatory flexibility, indicate a renewed focus on value-based care. This article outlines five of the top trends to watch for in value-based care for 2021.
1. Leaning In to Value-Based Care
One of the lessons from 2020 is that reliance on fee-for-service can leave providers vulnerable to volatility and changes in demand. As utilization plummeted during the COVID-19 pandemic, providers who had invested heavily in value-based care have been better able to weather the pandemic and the economic downturn by having a consistent source of revenue despite low utilization.
Friday, February 19, 2021
This Week’s Dose
The House Budget Committee meets today to combine provisions approved by other House committees last week into a final coronavirus (COVID-19) relief package for consideration by the full House of Representatives. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) took a first step toward reversing Medicaid work requirements. President Joe Biden is expected to name Chiquita Brooks-LaSure as his nominee for CMS Administrator, and named Elizabeth Fowler as his Director of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI).
Congress
House Advances COVID-19 Relief Legislation. Last week, House committees approved pieces of the $1.9 trillion dollar COVID-19 relief package that congressional Democrats are preparing to pass through a budget reconciliation process. Although Republicans introduced numerous amendments throughout the committee consideration phase, the proposals advanced along party lines without any Republican-le
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