Monday, February 21, 2022: D.C. News

The Biden administration officials notified Congress on Friday that they need at least $5 billion in additional funds to keep battling the COVID-19 pandemic overseas. The funding would support vaccinating the world ($2.55 billion), therapeutics and supplies ($1.7...

Monday, February 21, 2022: Life Sciences

The FDA is “very carefully” considering second booster doses of the mRNA COVID-19 vaccines. According to FDA spokesperson Alison Hunt, the agency is “continually looking at the emerging data on the pandemic and variants in the United States and overseas in...

Monday, February 21, 2022: Payers

States with public option health plans are incorporating ways of forcing hospitals to participate to ensure they can build a sufficient network. Many have learned from Washington State, which found that, after two years, plans were available in only 25 of the...