Tuesday, May 23, 2023: D.C. News

Congressional Democrats are having second thoughts about taking back unspent coronavirus funds as part of a debt limit deal, concerned that doing so could have serious consequences for myriad public health initiatives. House Appropriations Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro...

Tuesday, May 23, 2023: Providers

Minnesota is poised to become the first state to enact legislation establishing a board that will set minimum wages and benefits for nursing home workers. The measure is the latest effort by states to help attract workers to post-acute care as demand for those...

Tuesday, May 16, 2023: M&A

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is expected to file a lawsuit as early as Tuesday to block Amgen Inc’s $27.8 billion deal to buy Horizon Therapeutics PLC. Amgen struck a deal last year to buy Horizon to strengthen its rare diseases drugs portfolio. The company...

Tuesday, May 16, 2023: D.C. News

President Joe Biden on Monday nominated cancer specialist Dr. Monica Bertagnolli to become director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Bertagnolli is a cancer surgeon and researcher who, last fall became the first female head of the NIH’s National Cancer...