by Jordana Choucair | Feb 22, 2022 | Public Health/Prevention
The CDC has reportedly withheld much of the COVID-19 data it’s collected over the past two years. Several sources said the agency has published only a “tiny fraction” of the data it has collected, including hospitalizations by race, data on booster shots, and...
by Jordana Choucair | Feb 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...
by Jordana Choucair | Feb 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...
by Jordana Choucair | Feb 21, 2022 | Opioid/Substance Use Disorders
The mediator for the Purdue Pharma bankruptcy settlement case reported that the Sackler family is willing to pay at least $1.2 million more to settle the case. According to a third interim report filed on Friday, the family proposed to pay between $5.5 million and $6...
by Jordana Choucair | Feb 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...
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