by Jordana Choucair | Jul 27, 2022 | Health IT
The House Rules Committee advanced legislation that would extend major flexibilities for telehealth reimbursement through 2024. The Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID-19 Act would ensure waivers to telehealth regulations for originating site and geographic requirements...
by Jordana Choucair | Jul 27, 2022 | Opioid/Substance Use Disorders
Teva Pharmaceuticals reached a tentative $4.25 billion settlement with states and localities over its role in the opioid addiction crisis. The deal requires Teva to make payments to approximately 2,500 local governments, states, and tribes over the course of 13 years....
by Jordana Choucair | Jul 27, 2022 | Public Health/Prevention
The Biden administration unveiled a new website called heat.gov to help local planners, farmers, and citizens prepare for and cope with heat waves. The website features interactive maps, forecasts, tips on keeping cool, and other data designed to prevent deaths....
by Jordana Choucair | Jul 27, 2022 | Public Health/Prevention
The Commonwealth Fund released a new analysis projecting that early fall COVID-19 vaccination campaign could prevent as many as 160,000 more deaths and avert between $63 billion and $109 billion in direct medical costs. As immunity from earlier vaccinations or...
by Jordana Choucair | Jul 27, 2022 | Newsroom, Public Health/Prevention
The Biden administration released a memo indicating that it will cost nearly $7 billion to mount a response to the monkeypox outbreak. The administration did not submit a formal request for the funds, which would cover tests, vaccines, and treatments. Republicans have...
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