Looking ahead to the Inland Empire in the year 2048
Twenty five years from now, the Inland Empire will be home to more than 5 million people. They will likely be surrounded by mountains that rarely see snow, and clustered more densely into downtowns near shops and mass transit. By 2048, the region will have weathered another pandemic, but nothing so severe as the long-ago coronavirus pandemic of 2020.
More hospitals are requiring masks as flu and COVID-19 cases surge
More U.S. hospitals are requiring masks and limiting visitors as health officials face an expected but still nasty post-holiday spike in flu, COVID-19 and other illnesses.
US women are stocking up on abortion pills, especially when there is news about restrictions
Thousands of women stocked up on abortion pills just in case they needed them, new research shows, with demand peaking in the past couple years at times when it looked like the medications might become harder to get.
CMS Roundup
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) provides an at-a-glance summary of news from around the agency. December 15: CMS released the final report on the evaluation of the Comprehensive Primary Care Plus (CPC+) Model. CPC+ was a primary care practice transformation model, supporting practices at varying levels of readiness in two tracks.
New weight loss drugs are out of reach for millions of older Americans because Medicare won’t pay
New obesity drugs are showing promising results in helping some people shed pounds but the injections will remain out of reach for millions of older Americans because Medicare is forbidden to cover such medications.
