by Jordana Choucair | Feb 10, 2022 | Public Health/Prevention
The CDC may update its guidance for states looking to relax public health restrictions like mandatory masking in schools. People familiar with the matter said that the Biden administration is “scrambling” to respond as some states have already begun lifting...
by Jordana Choucair | Feb 9, 2022 | D.C. News
The House passed a short-term funding bill that would prevent a government shutdown later this month. The bill would keep the government running at current levels through March 11, giving appropriators three weeks to craft a spending plan that goes through the end of...
by Jordana Choucair | Feb 9, 2022 | Health IT
Amazon announced it will offer its telehealth service, called Amazon Care, nationwide and expand its in-person care to 20 additional cities. Amazon launched Amazon Care in 2019 and said it’s capitalizing on the surge in demand for in-home care, both virtually and in...
by Jordana Choucair | Feb 9, 2022 | Mental Health
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden announced the committee is working on a comprehensive bipartisan legislative package tackling mental health. The legislation, which Wyden hopes to have ready by the summer, was originally introduced last June to help states...
by Jordana Choucair | Feb 9, 2022 | Public Health/Prevention
CDC Director Rochelle Walensky urged officials against dropping their school mask mandates. Her remarks come as a handful of states – including California, Oregon, New Jersey, Delaware, and Connecticut – say they will drop mask mandates in indoor spaces, including...
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