by Jordana Choucair | Jun 24, 2022 | Life Sciences
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) unanimously endorsed Moderna’s vaccine for use in those between the ages of 6 and 17. Previously, the only COVID-19 vaccine authorized for use in children between...
by Jordana Choucair | Jun 24, 2022 | Life Sciences
New data found that COVID-19 vaccines prevented an estimated 20 million deaths in the first year after they were made available, mostly in wealthier countries. Researchers estimated that more than 7 million lives were saved in countries covered by the vaccine-sharing...
by Jordana Choucair | Jun 24, 2022 | Payers
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) approved Colorado’s Section 1332 state innovation waiver to create its own state-specific public option plan starting next year. Colorado is the first state to get approval for a public option plan. The plan,...
by Jordana Choucair | Jun 24, 2022 | Providers
Mayo Clinic announced it reached an agreement with UnitedHealthcare that adds the provider to the insurer’s network. The Mayo Clinic stopped accepting appointments from out-of-network patients to preserve hospital capacity during the COVID-19 pandemic early this...
by Jordana Choucair | Jun 23, 2022 | Inequities and SDOH
Senators announced a new $3 billion bipartisan deal that increase the number of students who could qualify for free school lunch based on income. Universal free lunch was instituted at the start of the pandemic to ensure children wouldn’t go hungry through the...
by Jordana Choucair | Jun 23, 2022 | Life Sciences
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is set to take Juul e-cigarette products off store shelves. The FDA plans to deny Juul a marketing order for its menthol and tobacco-flavored products after a two-year review that weighed the products’ benefits for adult...
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