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AMGA Calls on Congress to Advance Value-Based Care, Support Providers

February 21, 2023Garrett SchmittAdvanced APM, AMGA, APM, APMs, COVID, COVID-19, remote patient monitoring, RPM, Telehealth

Congress should focus on advancing value-based care by investing in proper infrastructure, incentivizing patient engagement, and supporting continuous telehealth coverage, according to the American Medical Group Association (AMGA). The organization sent a letter to congressional leaders expressing appreciation for their efforts to support healthcare providers throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the letter urged leaders to improve the Medicare program…

Access To COVID-19 Testing In Low- And Middle-Income Countries Is Still Critical To Achieving Health Equity

October 27, 2021Garrett SchmittNo CommentsCoronavirus, COVID, COVID-19, COVID-19 testing, COVID-19 vaccine, health equity, health inequity, pandemic, SDOH, vaccines

The world has witnessed the roll out of multiple effective COVID-19 vaccines. Yet, COVID-19 continues to be an unprecedented challenge, unpinning societies, economies, and health systems. While vaccine campaigns are underway in high-income countries, there is an urgent need to ensure vaccines are prioritized for deployment in low- and middle-income countries. As new, potentially vaccine-resistant variants emerge…

Analysis: How COVID-19 Vaccination Rates Vary Across Different Communities

October 20, 2021Garrett SchmittNo CommentsBiden administration, BioNTech, CMS, community health, Coronavirus, COVID, COVID-19, COVID-19 pandemic, COVID-19 vaccine, EUA, FDA, Janssen, Johnson & Johnson, Medicare, Moderna, Pfizer, Pfizer-BioNTech

The year of 2020 was dominated by the news of how COVID-19 spread around the world, and how life has been changed by the disruption of this pandemic. We have witnessed the journeys of battling the disease, dedication and sacrifices by the front-line heroes, and the emotional roller coaster of wondering when this pandemic would…

Who is Generation C and how will healthcare adapt to meet their expectations?

October 17, 2021Garrett SchmittNo Commentsconsumers, Coronavirus, COVID, COVID-19, COVID-19 pandemic, Generation C, Generation Covid, pandemic, patient access, Patient Engagement, patient experience, patients, payments

While the term “Gen C” was first introduced circa 2012 by futurist Brian Solis as a way of describing a generation of connected consumers defined not by their age, geography, or income but by their hyper-connected, mobile-first mentality, it’s increasingly being used to describe post-pandemic-born babies. It’s also been applied to the mindset and expectations…