by Jordana Choucair | May 26, 2022 | Access & Coverage
North Carolina Senate Republicans introduced a bill yesterday that would accept federal funds to expand Medicaid. During a press conference, Senate Leader Phil Berger said that the bill poses “no fiscal risk” to the state budget. The bill includes work requirements...
by Jordana Choucair | May 26, 2022 | Access & Coverage
Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt signed a law outlawing almost all abortions immediately, making it the first state in the country to end access to the procedure. The law, inspired by a six-week ban in Texas, states that anyone who “aids or abets” the provision of an...
by Jordana Choucair | May 26, 2022 | Life Sciences
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released final guidance about importing prescription drugs from Canada for up to two years as part of state programs aimed at bringing down drug costs. The FDA in April began discussions with five states — Florida, Colorado,...
by Jordana Choucair | May 26, 2022 | Life Sciences
The Biden administration said it is taking steps to make Pfizer Inc.’s COVID-19 antiviral treatment more accessible across the country as it prepares for an increase in infections over the summer. The first federally backed test-to-treat site will open today,...
by Jordana Choucair | May 26, 2022 | Mental Health
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) sent a letter to states encouraging them to leverage federal funding to address the “national youth mental health crisis.” The leaders from six HHS agency leaders called on states to carefully plan how they use...
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