Care Coordination

States introduced 944 proactive reproductive health bills and enacted 147 of those bills into law in 2019 — the highest number enacted since the National Institute for Reproductive Health began keeping track four years ago, according to an NIRH report…

University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston opened a Center for Violence Prevention Dec. 18, a facility that will research the causes of violence and identify tools for intervention, according to the Houston Chronicle.

A 10-bed microhospital that Allegheny Health Network planned to open in early January won't open until the end of the month, according to Trib Live.

A Nevada-based vaccination organization said it had to cancel two in-person events in December after anti-vaccination activists launched an online harassment campaign against it, according to the Sacramento Bee.

The FDA plans to ban the sale of nearly all flavored e-cigarette pods, except those created to taste like tobacco or menthol, the Wall Street Journal reports.

About half of veterans experience chronic health issues shortly after leaving active duty, according to a study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

Southern Plains Medical Group plans to open an urgent care center in the closed Pauls Valley (Okla.) Regional Medical Center on Jan. 2, according to the Pauls Valley Democrat. 

Seattle Public Schools is requiring proof of vaccinations, without which students will not be allowed to return for the new year.

A Dec. 30 public hearing to address contract negotiations between Northeast Georgia Health System and Anthem has been cancelled as the organizations near a deal, according to the Gainesville Times.

A nurse-led program implemented in Volusia County, Fla., is helping redirect 911 calls for non-emergency situations and reduce ambulance dispatches, according to The Daytona Beach News-Journal.