Reporter: Uninsured emergency department visits down after Medicaid expansion

by Craig Boerner | Monday, Jun. 19, 2017, 10:20 AM Fewer uninsured patients are walking through the doors of Emergency Departments in states that expanded Medicaid coverage under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), even though the total number of visits has increased since 2014, according to an Annals of Emergency Medicinestudy released Monday.

Dr. William Schaffner Receives Excellence in Vaccine Communication Award from HHS NVPO Awards Program

Schaffner receives UpShot Award in vaccine communication by Craig Boerner | Thursday, Jun. 15, 2017, 10:34 AM The National Vaccine Program Office (NVPO) in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has selected William Schaffner, M.D., professor of Preventive Medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC), to receive its 2017 NVPO UpShot Award in Vaccine Communication. William Schaffner, M.D.