by Jordana Choucair | Jul 14, 2022 | Access & Coverage
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released guidance clarifying that pharmacies that receive federal funding must fill reproductive health prescriptions. Pharmacies who deny access risk violating Affordable Care Act (ACA) anti-discrimination...
by Jordana Choucair | Jul 14, 2022 | D.C. News
House Democrats voted 217-204 in a party-line vote to advance two bills that seek to bolster abortion rights. The Women’s Health Protection Act would codify abortion rights into federal law and strengthening protections that were included in the Roe decision. The...
by Jordana Choucair | Jul 14, 2022 | Life Sciences
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized Novavax Inc.’s two-dose COVID-19 shot for emergency use for adults, putting Americans one step away from a fourth vaccine option. Novavax, whose COVID-19 vaccine is the first in the U.S. that uses traditional...
by Jordana Choucair | Jul 14, 2022 | M&A
Molina Healthcare announced it plans to acquire Medicaid Managed Care Organization (MCO) My Choice Wisconsin. Joe Zubretsky, President and CEO of Molina Healthcare, said the acquisition is “representative of our strategic growth initiatives” and “demonstrates our...
by Jordana Choucair | Jul 14, 2022 | Opioid/Substance Use Disorders
A new study of fatal overdoses found that relaxing access to methadone did not lead to more deaths. In March 2020, the federal government told methadone clinics they could allow stable patients with opioid addiction to take their medicine at home unsupervised....
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