Friday, November 12, 2021: D.C. News

The Tax Policy Center released its analysis of the Build Back Better Act, finding that the $1.85 trillion package would give more than 65 percent of Americans making at least $1 million per year an average tax cut of $16,760. The package would also cut taxes for most...

Friday, November 12, 2021: Life Sciences

Health care conglomerate Johnson & Johnson announced it is planning to break up into two companies, separating its consumer health business into a new publicly traded company. “The new Johnson & Johnson and the New Consumer Health Company would each be...

Friday, November 12, 2021: Life Sciences

The FDA announced the recall of more than 2 million at-home COVID-19 tests produced by Ellume due to “higher-than-acceptable” false positive test results. The FDA says there have been 35 reports of false positives, enough for the agency to identify it as a...

Thursday, November 11, 2021: Payers

The Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) released its 2021 benchmark Employer Health Benefits Survey, revealing that annual family premiums for employer-sponsored health insurance rose 4 percent this year. On average, family premiums cost $22,221, with workers contributing...