by Jordana Choucair | Jul 20, 2022 | D.C. News
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced that Senate leadership reached a deal with Senator Joe Manchin to lower prescription drug costs and extend key Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsides. The package gives Medicare the power to negotiate for lower prices on up...
by Jordana Choucair | Jul 20, 2022 | Life Sciences
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices voted unanimously to endorse the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine. CDC Director Rochelle Walensky subsequently authorized its use as a primary series for adults 18. The vaccine...
by Jordana Choucair | Jul 20, 2022 | Life Sciences
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Robert Califf said the nonprofit Reagan-Udall Foundation will team up with outside experts to thoroughly review agency’s food and tobacco programs. Califf’s comments come after the nationwide baby formula shortage...
by Jordana Choucair | Jul 20, 2022 | Opioid/Substance Use Disorders
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released new data indicating that overdose death rates surged among Black, American Indian, and Alaska Native individuals in 2020. According to the data from 25 states and the District of Columbia, the overdose...
by Jordana Choucair | Jul 20, 2022 | Payers
JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s health care arm plans to invest $30 million in a three-year-old health plan administrator called Centivo, a health plan for self-funded employers. Centivo’s model enables employers to offer benefits that include no deductibles, free...
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