
What We’re Reading: Biden Addresses Baby Formula Shortage; Veterans’ Care Home Settlement; Hospital Stay Harms
President Joe Biden announces plans to improve baby formula shortages; Massachusetts reaches settlement with veterans who contracted COVID-19 in long-term care facility; a quarter of Medicare beneficiaries were harmed from hospital stays in 2018.
Biden Adminstration Addresses Formula Shortage
In response to nationwide baby formula shortages seen across the country the White House yesterday announced measures aimed at increasing supply,
Settlement Reached in Veterans COVID-19 Suit
Families of veterans who became ill or died of COVID-19 at a Massachusetts-run veterans care center reached a $56 million settlement with the state,
In-Hospital Harm Among Medicare Beneficiaries
A new report from the HHS Inspector General found that 1 in 4 older Americans on Medicare had either a temporary or lasting harm during a hospital stay prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to
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