Monday, May 23, 2022: Life Sciences

Pfizer and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine was more than 80 percent effective at eliciting a strong immune response in children between the ages of 6 months and 5 years old. Pfizer is seeking an emergency use authorization to vaccinate children five and under. The...

Monday, May 23, 2022: Payers

Oklahoma legislators on Friday approved plans to revamp the state’s Medicaid program into a value-based health care model that incentivizes providers to improve patient health. The plan includes some elements of the Medicaid managed care plan the Stitt...

Monday, May 23, 2022: Providers

S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy unveiled a new report warning of burnout among the nation’s health care staff after more than two years of the COVID-19 pandemic. The “Surgeon General’s Advisory Addressing Health Worker Burnout” projects a shortage of “3 million...

Friday, May 20, 2022: Access & Coverage

Democrat lawmakers are hoping to strike a deal with Senator Manchin to renew enhanced health coverage subsidies — passed last March as part of Biden’s American Rescue Plan — as part of a reconciliation package. Maintaining the subsidies, which is projected to cost...