by Jordana Choucair | Jun 30, 2022 | D.C. News
The House Appropriations Committee is scheduled to markup a fiscal 2023 spending bill that would provide $124.2 billion to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), an increase of $15.6 billion above enacted levels. The billion allocates an additional $2...
by Jordana Choucair | Jun 30, 2022 | Inequities and SDOH
A new analysis found that maternal mortality rates rose substantially during the COVID-19 pandemic, with deaths disproportionately impacting Hispanic and Black women. According to the National Center for Health Statistics, maternal mortality rates increased 18.4...
by Jordana Choucair | Jun 30, 2022 | Life Sciences
The Biden administration announced that it will purchase 105 million doses of an updated Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, pending Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval. The updated vaccine is expected to target the omicron variant, with the goal of providing improved...
by Jordana Choucair | Jun 30, 2022 | Life Sciences
Pfizer and BioNTech announced they will initiate clinical trials of pan-coronavirus vaccines in the second half of the year. The company said it wants to provide “durable variant protection.” Universal vaccines have been studied with limited success for...
by Jordana Choucair | Jun 30, 2022 | Payers
A new Brookings Institute analysis found that eliminating premiums for low-income Affordable Care Act exchange customers that pay a very small amount a month could boost coverage by 48,000 this year. According to the analysis, even requiring customers to pay even a...
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