by Jordana Choucair | Mar 24, 2022 | Mental Health
The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned rulings that would have required United Behavioral Health (UBH) to reconsider its denials of tens of thousands of claims for mental health and substance use care. The previous rulings, issued in 2019 and 2020 by Chief...
by Jordana Choucair | Mar 24, 2022 | Public Health/Prevention
The CEOs of 10 airlines and cargo carriers sent a letter to President Biden urging him to end mask mandates and COVID-19 testing requirements for international travelers. The CEOs argue that federal travel restrictions “are no longer aligned with the realities of the...
by Jordana Choucair | Mar 23, 2022 | D.C. News
The White House said it will end its program to pay for COVID-19 treatments and testing for uninsured people within weeks due to a lack of funds. To date, the federal government has paid about $20 billion to help cover vaccination, testing, and treatment costs for...
by Jordana Choucair | Mar 23, 2022 | D.C. News
Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer said he is working with Republicans to try to find a way to pay for new COVID-19 relief funding. Congressional leaders initially agreed to include roughly $15 billion in the government funding bill for new funding for vaccines,...
by Jordana Choucair | Mar 23, 2022 | Life Sciences
The American Investment Council released a report indicating that private equity firms invested nearly $70 billion in the life sciences and medical device industries last year. Deals in both sectors reached the highest amount in a decade. Life sciences deal were worth...
by Jordana Choucair | Mar 23, 2022 | Life Sciences
Moderna Inc. said it will ask regulators to authorize its COVID-19 vaccine for children between 6 months and 6 years old. The drugmaker said that two clinical trials showed the shot generated a similar immune response as among young adults, though it was less...
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