by Jordana Choucair | Sep 28, 2021 | Inequities and SDOH
The Biden administration announced nearly $1 billion in funding to support COVID-19 and primary health care infrastructure needs in medically underserved communities across all 50 states and U.S. territories. The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)...
by Jordana Choucair | Sep 28, 2021 | D.C. News
Senate Republicans blocked a bill that would avert a government shutdown and suspend the debt limit. Democratic leaders could now strip out the debt ceiling provision from the funding bill to pass a clean stopgap spending measure quickly through both chambers ahead of...
by Jordana Choucair | Sep 27, 2021 | Public Health/Prevention
The World Health Organization is renewing its probe into the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic. A new team of about 20 scientists will be looking for new evidence in China and elsewhere, a shift that comes as officials warn that time is running out to complete the...
by Jordana Choucair | Sep 27, 2021 | Providers
The American Dental Association (ADA) is pushing back against Democratic lawmakers’ plan to include dental benefits in Medicare through the $3.5 trillion budget bill. The ADA says that Medicare won’t cover their costs and that time-consuming paperwork and...
by Jordana Choucair | Sep 27, 2021 | Payers
The White House approved new guidance requiring federal contractors and subcontractors to have their workforce fully vaccinated by December 8. They must also ensure workers and staff are following masking and physical distancing rules, among other safety precautions....
by Jordana Choucair | Sep 27, 2021 | Life Sciences
Pfizer Inc. said it’s conducting a mid-to-late-stage clinical trial that is testing an antiviral pill to prevent COVID-19 among people who have been exposed to the virus. Merck & Co Inc. and Roche Holding AG are also developing COVID-19 antivirals. (Article...
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