by Jordana Choucair | Jun 10, 2022 | Life Sciences
The House passed a bill to reauthorize drug industry fees to help fund the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the next five years. The package includes measures to overhaul the agency’s accelerated approval process, increase diversity in clinical trials and...
by Jordana Choucair | Jun 10, 2022 | Mental Health
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) posted a readout of Secretary Xavier Becerra’ roundtable discussions on the impact of social media on youth mental health. During the roundtable, local policymakers, students, and parents discussed how social...
by Jordana Choucair | Jun 10, 2022 | Providers
HHS announced a national competition awarding a total of $1 million in cash prizes to encourage innovation through technical assistance to health centers. The Building Bridges to Better Health: A Primary Health Care Challenge is a collaboration with a wide range of...
by Jordana Choucair | Jun 10, 2022 | Providers
New research published in JAMA found that fewer than 6 percent of hospitals are in compliance with the price transparency rule. Of the 5,239 hospitals studied, 13.9 percent had a machine-readable file but not a consumer-friendly display, 29.4 percent had a...
by Jordana Choucair | Jun 10, 2022 | Public Health/Prevention
Congressional negotiators are trying to find common ground around several gun-control legislation provisions. So far, they have discussed boosting funding for mental health and school security, providing incentives for states to put in place red-flag laws, and...
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