Tuesday, January 18, 2022: D.C. News

Democrats are putting pressure on the Biden administration to ramp up its efforts to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. Five Democratic senators sent a letter to the White House expressing “grave concern” with the state of the pandemic response, saying it had too often been...

Tuesday, January 18, 2022: Life Sciences

A small study of Israeli medical workers found that a fourth dose of the Pfizer-BioNTechCOVID-19 vaccine wasn’t enough to prevent infection with the Omicron variant. However, the extra shot did raise antibody levels. The trial’s lead researcher said the...

Tuesday, January 18, 2022: M&A

Unilever PLC said it is looking to expand further into health after making a $68 billion bid for GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) PLC’s consumer health business. The acquisition would expand Unilever’s reach in oral care, vitamins, and over-the-counter medications....

Tuesday, January 18, 2022: M&A

DaVita announced it has acquired transplant software company MedSleuth to ease access burdens on kidney and liver transplant candidates. DaVita said the acquisition will help the company support patients throughout their entire care journey, from kidney failure...

Tuesday, January 18, 2022: Payers

A report from the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission found that the percentage of Medicare beneficiaries in Parts A and B enrolled in Medicare Advantage (MA) plans will exceed 50 percent in 2023.The panel also discovered that this year spending in MA will be 4...