by Jessica Casebolt | Mar 15, 2023 | D.C. News, Tea Leaves
The Biden administration will fine manufacturers who hiked prices for 27 medicines faster than the rate of inflation. Pfizer had five drugs on the list, the most of any manufacturer. AbbVie’s blockbuster arthritis drug, Humira, was also on the list. Officials said the...
by Jessica Casebolt | Mar 13, 2023 | D.C. News, Tea Leaves
Assistant White House press secretary Kevin Munoz, who worked on messaging on the coronavirus pandemic and other health policy issues, is set to leave his post later this month. In his role, he worked on COVID-19 issues, from vaccinations and boosters to mask mandates...
by Jessica Casebolt | Mar 10, 2023 | D.C. News, Tea Leaves
Yesterday, President Biden released his budget proposal for fiscal 2024, which includes numerous items that would affect providers, health insurance companies, and patients. Some of the budget initiatives include: $11 billion to fund a program to eliminate hepatitis...
by Jessica Casebolt | Mar 9, 2023 | D.C. News, Tea Leaves
President Biden will release his FY2024 budget today and is expected to pressure Republicans to cap the cost of insulin at $35 a month for all Americans, according to administration officials. In Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act, lawmakers agreed to cap insulin at $35...
by Jessica Casebolt | Mar 8, 2023 | D.C. News, Tea Leaves
President Biden, as part of his budget set for release on Thursday, will propose raising and expanding a tax on Americans earning more than $400,000 as part of a series of efforts to extend the solvency of Medicare by 25 years and provide a degree of middle-class...
by Jessica Casebolt | Mar 3, 2023 | D.C. News, Tea Leaves
The Federal Trade Commission has fined digital mental health care provider BetterHelp $7.8 million for sharing the personal health information of millions of consumers with advertisers like Facebook, Snapchat, Criteo, and Pinterest during a seven-year period. Under...
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