by Jordana Choucair | Jul 8, 2022 | Public Health/Prevention
A new Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) analysis found that the U.S. has by far the highest child and teen firearm mortality rate compared to other industrialized nations. According to the analysis, firearms are now the number one cause of death for children in the U.S.,...
by Jordana Choucair | Jul 7, 2022 | Life Sciences
Senate Democrats narrowly reached a deal on drug pricing reforms, which includes granting Medicare the power to negotiate prices for certain drugs. According to text released Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will choose 10 drugs...
by Jordana Choucair | Jul 7, 2022 | Life Sciences
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said state-licensed pharmacists can prescribe Pfizer Inc.’s COVID-19 antiviral pill Paxlovid to eligible patients. Pharmacists will be subject to some parameters around prescribing, and the FDA said people who test positive...
by Jordana Choucair | Jul 7, 2022 | Life Sciences
The FDA announced it will develop a new framework to help overseas baby formula manufacturers market their products in the U.S. after the formula shortage eases. The FDA would offer technical assistance to companies seeking to enter the U.S. market and issue...
by Jordana Choucair | Jul 7, 2022 | Payers
Senate Democrats will propose raising taxes on some high-income Americans to delay a shortfall in the Medicare trust fund. The fund is currently projected to start running out of money in 2028. The proposal would raise an estimated $203 billion over a decade and delay...
by Jordana Choucair | Jul 7, 2022 | Transition to Value
An analysis conducted by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) found issues with implicit bias within three major payment models: Kidney Care Choices, Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement, and Million Hearts Cardiovascular Disease Risk Reduction....
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