Tuesday, October 26, 2021: Payers

Business groups are asking the White House to delay implementing President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate. The National Retail Federation, the American Trucking Associations, and the Retail Industry Leaders Association asked officials to give businesses 90 days...

Tuesday, October 26, 2021: Life Sciences

Moderna released trial results for its COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 6 to 11, saying it provides a “robust” immune response after two doses. The company said that two 50-microgram doses of the vaccine, half the dosage given to adults, produced...

Tuesday, October 26, 2021: D.C. News

The Biden administration said it will invest $70 million to boost the availability and lower costs of rapid, over-the-counter COVID-19 tests in the U.S. The administration plans to make more high-quality, accurate, and reliable over-the-counter tests available through...

Monday, October 25, 2021: Providers

Billionaire investor Mark Cuban and the Purchaser Business Group on Health (PBGH) are each launching new pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) amid criticism that PBMs aren’t transparent about how much they save consumers. Cuban’s company will include...