by Jordana Choucair | Jun 3, 2022 | D.C. News
President Joe Biden yesterday called for stricter gun laws – including a ban on assault weapons, tougher background check laws and a higher minimum age of purchase if lawmakers cannot agree on an outright ban. His plea comes as many Americans remain rattled by the...
by Jordana Choucair | Jun 3, 2022 | Life Sciences
The White House said Thursday that COVID-19 vaccinations for children under 5 could begin as soon as June 21, if the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorizes the shots. White House COVID-19 response coordinator Ashish Jha told reporters that the Biden...
by Jordana Choucair | Jun 3, 2022 | Life Sciences
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) said it will investigate the FDA’s actions leading up to the recall of baby formula made at Abbott’s Michigan facility. In September 2021 the FDA conducted a “routine surveillance...
by Jordana Choucair | Jun 3, 2022 | M&A
The Federal Trade Commission filed lawsuits to block two hospital acquisitions in New Jersey and Utah. The lawsuits would stop RWJBarnabas Health’s acquisition of St. Peter’s HealthCare System in New Jersey, which would give the not-for-profit health...
by Jordana Choucair | Jun 3, 2022 | Payers
The Social Security and Medicare Trustees released an annual report predicting that Medicare’s Part A Hospital Insurance (HI) trust fund will fall of money in 2028, two years later than the estimate in last year’s report. According to the trustees, if nothing changes,...
by Jordana Choucair | Jun 2, 2022 | Inequities and SDOH
Rite Aid and tech startup Homeward announced they are partnering to improve access to rural health care. Beginning this summer, Rite Aid will introduce Medicare-eligible customers to Homeward’s services (e.g., wellness visits, screenings, and risk assessments)...
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