by Jessica Casebolt | May 2, 2023 | Life Sciences, Tea Leaves
A new bipartisan bill seeks to limit drug shortages by staying ahead of new demand increases. Florida Rep. Cory Mills and California Rep. Sara Jacobs filed a bill on April 28 that, if passed, would require drugmakers to tell the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) if...
by Jessica Casebolt | May 1, 2023 | Public Health/Prevention, Tea Leaves
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is planning to stop tracking the spread of Covid in communities across the U.S., the agency said Friday. Moving forward, the CDC is expected to rely more heavily on Covid-related hospitalizations, according to two people...
by Jessica Casebolt | May 1, 2023 | Providers, Tea Leaves
Nearly a third of nurses nationwide say they will likely leave nursing for another career due to the pandemic, according to a new survey by AMN Healthcare. Some sectors of the health care industry plagued by significant labor shortages during the pandemic appear to be...
by Jessica Casebolt | May 1, 2023 | Access & Coverage, Tea Leaves
The Biden administration has asked a federal appeals court to pause a judge’s order blocking the Affordable Care Act’s mandate that insurers cover preventive care. In the filing, the U.S. Justice Department said the order “has no legal justification...
by Jessica Casebolt | Apr 28, 2023 | Public Health/Prevention, Tea Leaves
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is relaxing COVID-19 restrictions on international travelers as the national public health emergency is set to expire next month. The CDC said in an update on its website posted Thursday that it will consider anyone...
by Jessica Casebolt | Apr 28, 2023 | Payers, Tea Leaves
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed new reporting rules for Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Programs health plans that would, among other things, set national standards for appointment wait times and require disclosure of...
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