Monday, September 27, 2021: D.C. News

by | Sep 27, 2021 | D.C. News

Speaker Nancy Pelosi said that the House will vote on the $1 trillion infrastructure bill Thursday instead of today (Monday). The delay will give Democrats more time to strike a deal among progressives and moderates on a topline figure for the infrastructure bill or...

Friday, September 24, 2021: Payers

by | Sep 24, 2021 | Payers

Centene Corp. and Humana Inc. are suing Merck & Co., accusing the drugmaker of deploying “pay-for-delay” tactics to prevent lower-cost generic drugs from entering the market and causing them to overpay for two cholesterol medications by hundreds of...

Friday, September 24, 2021: Life Sciences

by | Sep 24, 2021 | Life Sciences

A key CDC panel recommended the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 booster shots for people 65 years old and older, as well as those at high risk of severe COVID-19. Contrary to the FDA, the panel rejected a plan that would have distributed the booster shots to people whose...

Friday, September 24, 2021: Health IT

by | Sep 24, 2021 | Health IT

A group of large employers, including Walmart and Target, announced a new telehealth program aimed at tackling health disparities among African American workers. In partnership with virtual care company Grand Rounds Health and Doctor On Demand, the Black Community...

Friday, September 24, 2021: D.C. News

by | Sep 24, 2021 | D.C. News

The Senate is scheduled to vote Monday on a motion to advance a temporary government funding bill that includes a suspension of the debt ceiling. Republicans are still planning to block the bill because of the debt ceiling provision, which they oppose. If the bill...