by Jessica Casebolt | Mar 16, 2023 | Payers, Tea Leaves
As the public health emergency ends, Medicaid enrollees and the health insurance companies that cover them face major disruptions in the coming months as states resume removing people who no longer qualify for the program. A Modern Healthcare article states that an...
by Jessica Casebolt | Mar 16, 2023 | D.C. News, Tea Leaves
A new staff report from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says that Pfizer’s antiviral COVID-19 treatment, Paxlovid, is safe and effective at treating adults with mild to moderate COVID-19 who are at high risk of progressing to severe disease, including...
by Jessica Casebolt | Mar 16, 2023 | Access & Coverage, Tea Leaves
The judge in a closely watched lawsuit seeking to overturn federal approval of a widely used abortion pill questioned lawyers publicly for the first time yesterday. The wide-ranging hearing included discussion about whether the anti-abortion plaintiffs had the legal...
by Tym Rourke | Mar 16, 2023 | Blog, Latest News
During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE), the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) granted waivers to allow providers to remotely prescribe controlled substances without an in-person visit. These waivers afforded countless individuals to continue (or initiate)...
by Jessica Casebolt | Mar 15, 2023 | Public Health/Prevention, Tea Leaves
The US Environmental Protection Agency proposed the first national drinking water standard for “forever chemicals” that are dangerous to human health. The move could radically affect drinking water for nearly everyone in the United States. The new rule intends to set...
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