“Data are currently unstable, outside of daily hospital admissions, due to inconsistent reporting and incomplete data over the holidays; there will be a reporting ‘surge’ in cases and deaths as reporting catches up,” the task force stated in a news release obtained by CNN this week. Read more.
Here are three other updates:
1. What ASC administrators need to know about the latest COVID-19 relief bill. President Donald Trump signed the latest COVID-19 relief bill into law Dec. 27. Here are six details ASC administrators should know about.
2. McConnell blocks $2K stimulus payment. Despite it having bipartisan and White House support, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., blocked a bill that would’ve sent Americans a $2,000 stimulus check. Read more.
3. President-elect Joe Biden to use Defense Production Act for vaccine production. After taking office in January, President-elect Biden plans to use the act to produce personal protective equipment and ensure adequate test capacity and raw materials for the COVID-19 vaccine rollout. Read more.
More articles on surgery centers:
Ohio health system acquires surgery center for $21M
2 Texas health systems suspend surgeries, others don’t
Stryker’s ASC-focused business: 3 things to know
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