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The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that the agency had approved a waiver allowing Mount Sinai Health System to enroll a broader group of #Medicare patients into its Hospitalization at Home (HaH) program. The move is a game changer as hospitals in New York City brace for a continued increase in #COVID19 cases. The CMS has taken an extraordinary step today, facilitating the rapid expansion of Mount Sinai’s Hospitalization at Home program, an innovative care model with proven results. This means we can significantly scale up hospital-level services in the home, while enhancing hospital capacity for a potential surge, says Kenneth L. Davis, MD, President and Chief Executive Officer of Mount Sinai Health System: https://mshs.co/65 #MountSinaiNews

"Affordable health insurance is valuable because it fosters behavior change. When people have health insurance, they use it. They visit a primary care physician more regularly and receive the preventive care that enhances their health, prevents emergency care, and drives down costs," says Dr. Kenneth L. Davis, President & CEO of the Mount Sinai Health System: https://mshs.co/4s #COVID19

There are new headlines every day about the rapid development of vaccines to prevent COVID-19. Gopi Patel, MD, addresses some of the most pressing #COVID19 vaccine questions: https://mshs.co/4e #MountSinaiToday

Vaccines for #COVID19 are in the news these days. For many pediatricians and preventive medicine specialists, vaccines have always been one of their most important tools and one of their most trusted measures for keeping patients healthy. Mount Sinai's Dr. Kristin Oliver explains why: https://mshs.co/3R #MountSinaiToday