by Jordana Choucair | Apr 15, 2022 | Life Sciences
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an emergency use authorization for the first COVID-19 breath test. The device, called InspectIR COVID-19 Breathalyzer, works by separating and identifying chemical mixtures to detect five compounds associated with the...
by Jordana Choucair | Apr 15, 2022 | Inequities and SDOH
A report from the Employee Benefit Research Institute suggests that health savings accounts (HSAs) are contributing to inequities. The report found that white account holders have an average HSA balance of $5,004, while Black and Hispanic savers have $3,438 and...
by Jordana Choucair | Apr 15, 2022 | Health IT
A new CB Insights report found that investments in the global digital health market decreased 36 percent in the first quarter of 2022. Megarounds fell 52 percent to 4.4 billion, comprising just 42 percent of all digital health dollars invested compared with 57 percent...
by Jordana Choucair | Apr 15, 2022 | Access & Coverage
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a measure banning most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. The measure, House Bill 5, contains the strictest prohibition passed in Florida during the Roe v. Wade era. It does not include exceptions for pregnancies that are the...
by Jordana Choucair | Apr 14, 2022 | Access & Coverage
Senator Chuck Grassley said Republicans won’t try to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) if they win back control of the Senate in November. However, some Republicans have suggested that their party should continue to try to repeal the ACA if it wins back...
by Jordana Choucair | Apr 14, 2022 | D.C. News
The Biden administration renewed the COVID-19 public health emergency, providing a 90-day extension of pandemic policies and flexibilities for the health care industry. The emergency, which was set to expire on April 16, has made it easier for Americans to access...
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