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...

Friday, May 20, 2022: Life Sciences

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommended a booster dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine in children ages 5 to 11. The decision came hours after its independent vaccine advisory panel voted 11-1, with one abstention, to recommend the...

Friday, May 20, 2022: Life Sciences

A group of pharmaceutical companies has partnered with global cancer organizations to create the Access to Oncology Medicines (ATOM) Coalition – an alliance aimed at getting more oncology medications to poorer countries. In addition to providing the drugs, the...