by Jordana Choucair | Aug 18, 2021 | Newsletter, Tea Leaves
D.C. News: More than 100 House lawmakers sent a letter to the FDA asking when regulators will authorize COVID-19 vaccines for children under 12. The lawmakers noted that the current rise in infections is “alarming for parents” as schools reopen for...
by Jordana Choucair | Aug 17, 2021 | Newsletter, Tea Leaves
D.C. News: As soon as this week, the Biden administration will recommend that most Americans get a COVID-19 booster shot eight months after completing their initial immunizations. Officials could start offering the extra doses to nursing home residents and health care...
by Jordana Choucair | Aug 16, 2021 | Newsletter, Tea Leaves
D.C. News: The Biden administration approved a significant boost for in the levels of food stamp assistance available to needy families. Starting in October, average monthly benefits will increase from $121 per person before the pandemic to $157 – a $36 per person per...
by Jordana Choucair | Aug 13, 2021 | Newsletter, Tea Leaves
D.C. News: During a speech yesterday, President Biden called on Congress to act on ‘outrageously’ high drug prices. The president said that Medicare should be able to negotiate lower prescription prices, and those prices should apply to people with private...
by Jordana Choucair | Aug 13, 2021 | Newsletter, Tea Leaves
Access & Coverage: HHS revoked Medicaid work requirements in Ohio, South Carolina, and Utah. Thus far, Georgia is the only state where such rules haven’t been formally rescinded as the Biden administration continues to roll back former President Donald...
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