Monday, May 16, 2022: D.C. News

The Biden administration is expected to signal this week if it will extend the COVID-19 public health emergency. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) extended the emergency declaration through July 15 and committed to giving states and health providers 60...

Monday, May 16, 2022: Life Sciences

Novavax officials said they are confident that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will grant their COVID-19 vaccine an emergency use authorization early next month. Novavax received $1.6 billion from the federal government to speed the development of the shots...

Friday, May 13, 2022: Life Sciences

The White House announced it is licensing COVID-19 technologies to the World Health Organization to enable global manufacturers to make COVID-19 shots and increase testing capability. The 11 technologies, including the stabilized spike protein used in many coronavirus...

Friday, May 13, 2022: Payers

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule allowing Medicaid to directly pay for independent home health aides’ benefits, including health insurance. The new rule replaces a 2019 policy that required states to pay the full...