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12/14/20 - Hospital Crisis Operations Plan | Nursing Home Outbreaks | ACA Enrollment
A COVID-19 vaccine is approved and on its way, but state health officials warn of a hospital system under duress as coronavirus cases and hospitalizations continue to soar.
Then, with outbreaks in long term care facilities growing, we explore the factors leading to transmission in the state's nursing homes.
Plus, the enrollment period for health insurance through the Affordable Care Act ends tomorrow. We examine how residents can qualify and apply for coverage.
Segment 1:
Frontline healthcare workers in Mississippi could begin receiving the coronavirus vaccine today. After an approval for emergency use by the Food and Drug Administration, 25,000 doses of the the Pzizer vaccine is expected to arrive in the state, and will be delivered to select Mississippi hospitals. State Epidemiologist Dr. Paul Byers says supplies are limited and hospitals will decide which healthcare workers will receive the vaccination.
While health officials find hope in a vaccine, they also caution there will not be enough of it in the next few months to have any impacts on the greater population. Meanwhile, COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations continue to soar. State Health Officer Dr. Thomas Dobbs says hospitals are reaching a point where over-night elective procedures are utilizing too many resources.
Segment 2:
Coronavirus cases in Mississippi are continuing to surge and the number of outbreaks in long term care facilities are higher than ever before. Experts are calling on the community to minimize virus transmission saying it's the best tool to reduce outbreaks inside nursing homes. But as MPB's Ashley Norwood reports, an employee inside a nursing home believes community transmission is only part of the problem.
Segment 3:
Tomorrow is the deadline to enroll for health insurance through the Affordable Care Act. This period, there are two insurance companies covering all 82 counties-- Molina and Ambetter Mississippi Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney says nearly 100,000 people have signed up for coverage on healthcare dot gov, and shares more how residents can enroll.
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A COVID-19 vaccine is approved and on its way, but state health officials warn of a hospital system under duress as coronavirus cases and hospitalizations continue to soar.
Then, with outbreaks in long term care facilities growing, we explore the factors leading to transmission in the state's nursing homes.
Plus, the enrollment period for health insurance through the Affordable Care Act ends tomorrow. We examine how residents can qualify and apply for coverage.
Segment 1:
Frontline healthcare workers in Mississippi could begin receiving the coronavirus vaccine today. After an approval for emergency use by the Food and Drug Administration, 25,000 doses of the the Pzizer vaccine is expected to arrive in the state, and will be delivered to select Mississippi hospitals. State Epidemiologist Dr. Paul Byers says supplies are limited and hospitals will decide which healthcare workers will receive the vaccination.
While health officials find hope in a vaccine, they also caution there will not be enough of it in the next few months to have any impacts on the greater population. Meanwhile, COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations continue to soar. State Health Officer Dr. Thomas Dobbs says hospitals are reaching a point where over-night elective procedures are utilizing too many resources.
Segment 2:
Coronavirus cases in Mississippi are continuing to surge and the number of outbreaks in long term care facilities are higher than ever before. Experts are calling on the community to minimize virus transmission saying it's the best tool to reduce outbreaks inside nursing homes. But as MPB's Ashley Norwood reports, an employee inside a nursing home believes community transmission is only part of the problem.
Segment 3:
Tomorrow is the deadline to enroll for health insurance through the Affordable Care Act. This period, there are two insurance companies covering all 82 counties-- Molina and Ambetter Mississippi Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney says nearly 100,000 people have signed up for coverage on healthcare dot gov, and shares more how residents can enroll.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.