Monday, May 23, 2022: Providers

S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy unveiled a new report warning of burnout among the nation’s health care staff after more than two years of the COVID-19 pandemic. The “Surgeon General’s Advisory Addressing Health Worker Burnout” projects a shortage of “3 million...

Friday, May 20, 2022: Access & Coverage

Democrat lawmakers are hoping to strike a deal with Senator Manchin to renew enhanced health coverage subsidies — passed last March as part of Biden’s American Rescue Plan — as part of a reconciliation package. Maintaining the subsidies, which is projected to cost...

Friday, May 20, 2022: Life Sciences

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommended a booster dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine in children ages 5 to 11. The decision came hours after its independent vaccine advisory panel voted 11-1, with one abstention, to recommend the...

Friday, May 20, 2022: Life Sciences

A group of pharmaceutical companies has partnered with global cancer organizations to create the Access to Oncology Medicines (ATOM) Coalition – an alliance aimed at getting more oncology medications to poorer countries. In addition to providing the drugs, the...

Friday, May 20, 2022: Payers

A federal judge struck down a controversial rule that requires drug companies to include copay assistance like coupons into Medicaid rebates. District Court Judge Carl Nichols said that because the rebate statute only refers to the best price made to the insurer and...