by Jordana Choucair | Dec 23, 2021 | Access & Coverage
The Biden administration announced that, thus far, a record 13.6 million people have enrolled in health coverage for 2022 on the ACA marketplaces. The previous high was 12.7 million in 2016. Health officials cited increased subsidies and outreach for the increase in...
by Jordana Choucair | Dec 21, 2021 | Public Health/Prevention
Omicron is now considered the most dominant COVID-19 variant, comprising 73 percent of new COVID-19 infections last week in the U.S. The new CDC estimates underscore just how rapidly it has spread across the U.S. As of a week prior, December 11, it was only detected...
by Jordana Choucair | Dec 21, 2021 | Mental Health
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced $282 million in additional funding to transition a nationwide suicide prevention hotline from its 10-digit number to three digits: 988. The funding includes more money to help states staff up existing...
by Jordana Choucair | Dec 21, 2021 | M&A
Oracle will buy Cerner, one of the largest vendors of electronic health record systems, for $28.3 billion in cash. The move positions Oracle as an even bigger health care player, as 25 percent of all hospitals use Cerner’s electronic records system. Oracle could...
by Jordana Choucair | Dec 21, 2021 | Life Sciences
Biogen said that it has reduced the price of its Alzheimer’s drug Aduhelm by half. The moves follow a disappointing commercial launch of Aduhelm, as well as anger over the drug’s high price. Biogen also said it is planning a series of cost-cutting measures across the...
by Jordana Choucair | Dec 21, 2021 | D.C. News
President Biden will announce today that his administration is purchasing half a billion rapid tests. The first shipment will arrive in January, after which Americans will be able to get tests delivered by mail to them for free via a federal website. The president...
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