by Jordana Choucair | Jul 14, 2022 | Payers
Senator Joe Manchin said that he’s wary of adding an extension for enhanced subsidies for ACA plans to a slimmer reconciliation package, citing a fear of anything he believes would contribute “to the horrible inflation triggers we have.” Insurers and...
by Jordana Choucair | Jul 13, 2022 | Uncategorized
The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the creation of a task force aimed at protecting abortion access and enforcing federal laws on reproduction rights. DOJ Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta will chair the task force, which will bring together...
by Jordana Choucair | Jul 13, 2022 | Access & Coverage
The White House Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) authored a new issue brief revealing that states with high uninsured rates saw more “excess deaths” during the COVID-19 pandemic that stemmed from reasons like meager care in overwhelmed hospitals. The CEA...
by Jordana Choucair | Jul 13, 2022 | Life Sciences
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is expected to authorize Novavax’s coronavirus vaccine for emergency use as early as today. The authorization would likely permit the two-dose vaccine to be given to adults as a primary immunization series, limiting its use in...
by Jordana Choucair | Jul 13, 2022 | Life Sciences
Merck filed a lawsuit against the Biden administration to avoid potential fines for cutting off 340B contract pharmacies from getting discounted products. In 2021, Merck, along with nearly 20 drugmakers, cut off sales of 340B-discounted drugs to contract pharmacies,...
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