by Jessica Casebolt | Mar 11, 2024 | D.C. News, Tea Leaves
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has named its first chief competition officer, a new role that aims to boost competition in health care in an effort to lower rising costs and crackdown on corporate greed. The agency announced Monday that Stacy...
by Jessica Casebolt | Mar 11, 2024 | D.C. News, Tea Leaves
Congressional leaders reached a bipartisan deal on Sunday setting a roughly $1.6 trillion federal spending level for the year, but the pact drew quick criticism from some conservatives, and it remains unclear whether lawmakers will be able to quickly pass legislation...
by Jessica Casebolt | Jul 31, 2023 | D.C. News, Tea Leaves
Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee Chair, Senator Bernie Sanders, unveiled a legislative package Wednesday with billions in funding for community health centers and training of primary care doctors and other clinicians. The Primary Care and...
by Jessica Casebolt | Jul 31, 2023 | D.C. News, Tea Leaves
The White House plans to impose a 10-year funding ban on the Wuhan Institute of Virology, the lab at the center of the COVID-19 origins debate, according to a government memo and an official familiar with the issue. The memo, written by an official at the Department...
by Jessica Casebolt | Jul 31, 2023 | D.C. News, Tea Leaves
Friday, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced its withdrawal of two policy statements outlining its former position on antitrust enforcement in health care markets, echoing a similar decision from the Department of Justice (DOJ) earlier this year. The agencies’...
by Jessica Casebolt | Jul 12, 2023 | D.C. News, Tea Leaves
A federal judge in Louisiana ordered key Biden administration officials and agencies not to contact social media platforms to suppress speakers and viewpoints they disagree with, a major development that pits free-speech rights against government efforts to curb...
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