by Jordana Choucair | Feb 10, 2022 | Providers
A new report from advocacy group Patient Rights Advocate indicates that most hospitals are not complying with the price transparency rule. Of the 1,000 surveyed facilities, 14 percent complied with the requirements. Thirty-eight percent, including the fully compliant...
by Jordana Choucair | Feb 10, 2022 | D.C. News
A U.S. appeals court panel on Wednesday declined to reinstate President Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for federal employees while it reviews a lower court’s order. The 5thS. Circuit Court of Appeals said the Biden administration’s request to put the...
by Jordana Choucair | Feb 10, 2022 | Life Sciences
The CDC plans to roll out 10 million doses of Pfizer Inc.-BioNTech SE’s COVID-19 vaccine for young children in three phases as soon as the FDA authorizes the shots. According to an agency planning document, states could begin receiving vaccine shipments on...
by Jordana Choucair | Feb 10, 2022 | Public Health/Prevention
A bipartisan group of senators unveiled the latest proposal to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act. The bill includes more resources for rural areas and provisions addressing abuse against women in law enforcement custody. However, it does not close the...
by Jordana Choucair | Feb 10, 2022 | Public Health/Prevention
The CDC may update its guidance for states looking to relax public health restrictions like mandatory masking in schools. People familiar with the matter said that the Biden administration is “scrambling” to respond as some states have already begun lifting...
by Jordana Choucair | Feb 9, 2022 | D.C. News
The House passed a short-term funding bill that would prevent a government shutdown later this month. The bill would keep the government running at current levels through March 11, giving appropriators three weeks to craft a spending plan that goes through the end of...
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