The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is updating its recommendations to allow certain immunocompromised individuals and people over 50 to be eligible for a second Pfizer or Moderna booster.
2022
Phil Jackson Speaks at the 2022 Healthcare Leadership Forum
Sutter Health’s CEO of Health Plan Partnerships & Products, Phil Jackson, joined a panel of healthcare leaders to discuss current and future trends at the Sacramento Business Journal 2022 Healthcare Leadership Forum.
Signing Up for the CVS Caremark Member Portal
The CVS Caremark® Member Portal provides on-demand access to a variety of tools and features for Sutter Health Plus members to understand and manage their prescriptions, 24/7.
Saving Time and Money with Mail Service Pharmacy
Sutter Health Plus members can have maintenance medications delivered right to their doorstep with free standard shipping through the CVS Caremark® Mail Service Pharmacy. Signing up is simple and can help save time by avoiding an extra trip to the pharmacy.
Catching Up on Pediatric Health
Over the past two years, the COVID-19 pandemic has led to many parents postponing their children’s routine checkups and immunizations. It’s essential to protect children’s health by catching up on recommended immunizations and checkups.
Five Ways to be Heart Smart
Caring for heart health can help with living a longer, healthier life to enjoy the friends, family, and activities we love. Fortunately, many of the reasons people develop heart disease can be prevented.
Sutter Health Plus Network Medical Groups Earn IHA Awards for Clinical Quality and Patient Experience
Through its Align. Measure. Perform. (AMP) program, the Integrated Healthcare Association (IHA) assesses how well medical groups perform on clinical quality and patient experience measures each year. Recently, IHA recognized six medical groups in the Sutter Health Plus network for performing well on over a dozen measures in 2020 (the most recent year for which data is available).
An Update on COVID-19 At-home Over-the-counter Tests
With the current surge in the number of COVID-19 cases and the highly contagious omicron variant, it’s important for people to have at-home over-the-counter (OTC) COVID-19 tests on hand for when they need them.
An Update on COVID-19 Over-the-counter Tests
Recently, the Biden-Harris Administration expanded coverage for over-the-counter (OTC) COVID-19 tests authorized for use by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Beginning Jan. 15, 2022, Sutter Health Plus covers COVID-19 screening for members in accordance with state and federal guidelines during this public health emergency.
An Update on COVID-19 Vaccines
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) expanded Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine recommendations to include moderately or severely immunocompromised children ages five to 11 receive an additional primary dose of vaccine 28 days after their second shot.
