Friday, June 24, 2022: D.C. News

The Senate passed a roughly $15 billion gun reform bill in a 65-33 vote, with more than half of that funding going toward mental health and school safety programs. The measure includes millions of dollars for mental health, school safety, crisis intervention programs,...

Friday, June 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...

Friday, June 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...

Friday, June 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,...