by Jordana Choucair | Feb 18, 2022 | M&A
The FTC will file a lawsuit to stop the merger of Lifespan Corp. and Care New England Health System, Rhode Island’s biggest health care providers. The FTC voted unanimously to oppose the deal over concerns that it could create a “health care conglomerate...
by Jordana Choucair | Feb 18, 2022 | Life Sciences
The Biden administration will offer more than $250 million in “intensive support” for COVID-19 vaccination in 11 sub-Saharan African countries with low vaccination rates through the Global VAX initiative outlined in December. The funding will support...
by Jordana Choucair | Feb 18, 2022 | Life Sciences
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will not move forward with a study examining how pharmacy benefit managers’ (PBMs) controversial business practices affect independent and specialty pharmacies. The commissioners tied in a 2-2 vote over an effort to broaden the...
by Jordana Choucair | Feb 18, 2022 | Inequities and SDOH
The CMS issued a request for information to collect feedback on ways to improve access and equity in Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). The agency said the feedback will be used to shape future Medicaid and CHIP policy, monitoring, and...
by Jordana Choucair | Feb 18, 2022 | D.C. News
The Senate cleared a short-term spending measure Thursday after Democrats beat back several Republican amendments that could have triggered a partial government shutdown this weekend. Adoption of any amendments would have required the bill to be sent back for another...
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