• CDC published a study looking at how our handwashing practices have changed since COVID – things are better, but young guys 18-24 years-old were “less likely to remember to wash hands in multiple situations.” Go figure.
• Providers get a one year reprieve on paying back the advance payments from CMS.
• After sinking during the early part of the year, it is encouraging to note that Medicare FFS payments had “nearly returned to 2019 levels” by the week ending July 1. On the prevention side, mammography returned to pre-Covid levels and colonoscopies were at 85% of pre-Covid levels. (More under “Research”)