Priority Distribution The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control updated the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines. South Carolina has now received a total of 116,125 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. Spartanburg’s first vaccinations were injected last week in the arms of doctors and nurses at Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System. 36,511 doses have been administered to
Snopes.com is a website that fact checks internet misinformation. It is a great resource. Trustworthy without any political agenda. I ran across this recent article about the coronavirus. In this case, they are investigating an alleged study. This specific study is misinterpreted by conspiracy minded people. Then critics of safety measures to prevent the spread
There are more people in South Carolina hospitalized from COVID-19 than there have been since the pandemic began. The seven-day average of the percent of positive tests is the highest it has been with DHEC reporting a 31.4 percent positivity rate with 2,001 people hospitalized with the virus. Over the last week, more than 25% of test
Data on PDPM Skilled Nursing News had a great article explaining how the Patient-Driven Payment Model (PDPM) is a windfall to nursing homes. The PDPM is the reimbursement change to Medicare for skilled nursing facilities. It took effect in October of 2019 so we have one year of data. However, this has not been a
The Trump administration expects to send $200 prescription drug discount cards to seniors today. The program will cost at least $6.6 billion. The cards encountered objections within the Trump administration. However, Politico reported that an industry advisory panel for IRS abruptly dropped its opposition to the drug cards. “Nobody has seen this before. These cards are
Cutting Therapy The Trump Administration issued new reimbursement rules that cut funding for therapy to nursing home residents. CMS announced the final rules for physician pay, and cutting physical and occupational therapy payments for nursing homes patients by 9%. Last year, therapy providers took an 8% cut. Lobbyists for the nursing home industry have warned
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