by Jordana Choucair | May 3, 2022 | Access & Coverage
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s office announced that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) approved the state’s plan to expand Medicaid coverage for new mothers for up to a year postpartum. The program expansion is budgeted for an...
by Jordana Choucair | May 3, 2022 | D.C. News
The Supreme Court plans to strike down Roe v. Wade, according to an early draft majority opinion obtained yesterday by Politico. The opinion, written by Justice Samuel Alito, states the 1973 ruling “was egregiously wrong from the start.” The high...
by Jordana Choucair | May 3, 2022 | D.C. News
A new Republican plan to lower drug costs abandons direct government negotiations and other signature policies from the Trump years. The plan would create an out-of-pocket cap on drug spending for seniors and people with disabilities, ensure patients pay the same rate...
by Jordana Choucair | May 3, 2022 | Life Sciences
Pfizer Inc. said it expects its COVID-19 antiviral pill to bring in $22 billion in sales this year, while the vaccine it developed with BioNTech SE should bring in $32 billion, the first time the drugmaker has kept those sales forecasts level as demand begins to wane....
by Jordana Choucair | May 3, 2022 | Opioid/Substance Use Disorders
Two Representatives sent a letter warning Attorney General Merrick Garland that the deals Teva Pharmaceuticals struck with Texas, Florida, and Rhode Island could create shortages of treatment and opioid reversal drugs in the rest of the country. “These...
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