Monday, July 18, 2022: D.C. News

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Anthony Fauci said he’ll retire from the administration by 2025. Fauci said that if he stepped down as President Joe Biden’s chief medical adviser “when we don’t have Covid anymore,...

Monday, July 18, 2022: Life Sciences

Former Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioner Scott Gottlieb said that the U.S. has failed to contain the outbreak of monkeypox and is “at the cusp” of seeing the virus become endemic. During an interview with CBS, Gottlieb noted that the U.S. is...

Monday, July 18, 2022: Life Sciences

GSK PLC completed the spinoff of Haleon PLC, a stand-alone consumer health care business that features products ranging from toothpaste and mouthwash to over-the-counter drugs such as Advil. GSK has said that the move will make it possible for the pharma giant to...

Monday, July 18, 2022: Payers

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed a 2.7 percent boost to outpatient hospital payment rates for next year in addition to an enhanced payment for facilities that purchase N95 masks that are manufactured in the United States. CMS...

Monday, July 18, 2022: Payers

UnitedHealthcare announced Friday it plans to stop charging fully insured members a co-pay for insulin. UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty said on an earnings call that the timing of the move — which also includes cutting co-pays for other critical medicines like...