by Jessica Casebolt | Jul 31, 2023 | D.C. News, Tea Leaves
Friday, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced its withdrawal of two policy statements outlining its former position on antitrust enforcement in health care markets, echoing a similar decision from the Department of Justice (DOJ) earlier this year. The agencies’...
by Jessica Casebolt | Jul 12, 2023 | D.C. News, Tea Leaves
A federal judge in Louisiana ordered key Biden administration officials and agencies not to contact social media platforms to suppress speakers and viewpoints they disagree with, a major development that pits free-speech rights against government efforts to curb...
by Jessica Casebolt | May 23, 2023 | D.C. News, Tea Leaves
Congressional Democrats are having second thoughts about taking back unspent coronavirus funds as part of a debt limit deal, concerned that doing so could have serious consequences for myriad public health initiatives. House Appropriations Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro...
by Jessica Casebolt | May 16, 2023 | D.C. News, Tea Leaves
President Joe Biden on Monday nominated cancer specialist Dr. Monica Bertagnolli to become director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Bertagnolli is a cancer surgeon and researcher who, last fall became the first female head of the NIH’s National Cancer...
by Jessica Casebolt | May 12, 2023 | D.C. News, Tea Leaves
A key Senate panel advanced a package of bipartisan bills aimed at improving generic drug competition and reforming the business practices of pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs). The bill would prohibit a PBM practice known as “spread pricing,” or charging health plans...
by Jessica Casebolt | May 10, 2023 | D.C. News, Tea Leaves
The White House isn’t quite ready to launch its new pandemic response office for a neat handoff at the end of the Covid-19 public health emergency, White House Covid-19 Response Coordinator Ashish Jha told reporters Tuesday. Jha said White House officials are in the...
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