by Jordana Choucair | Jan 27, 2022 | Life Sciences
The Biden administration is considering ways to improve access to free, at-home COVID-19 tests for Medicare beneficiaries. The administration’s requirement for private insurers to cover the tests doesn’t apply to Medicare since Medicare coverage doesn’t...
by Jordana Choucair | Jan 27, 2022 | Life Sciences
Moderna Inc. said it began testing an omicron-specific version of its COVID-19 vaccine booster in a clinical trial among 600 adults who have received two or three doses of its existing shot. The announcement came one day after Pfizer Inc. launched its own similar...
by Jordana Choucair | Jan 27, 2022 | D.C. News
Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer will retire at the end of the term, clearing the way for President Joe Biden to name his first nomination to the high court. Biden has vowed to fill the vacancy with an African American woman, which would represent a historic...
by Jordana Choucair | Jan 27, 2022 | Access & Coverage
A record 14.5 million people have signed up for health insurance through ACA marketplaces since November 1, including more than 10 million people who enrolled through HealthCare.gov. Data from the CDC indicate that one in seven uninsured people got covered between the...
by Jordana Choucair | Jan 26, 2022 | Providers
Uber named Dr. Michael Cantor, a geriatrician and health care executive who specializes in “designing clinical programs for older adults and vulnerable populations” as its chief medical officer. Cantor was previously chief medical officer at health plan Bright Health...
by Jordana Choucair | Jan 26, 2022 | Providers
HHS announced it will distribute more than $2 billion in Provider Relief Fund (PRF) payments this week to 7,600 provider organizations facing financial shortcomings due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In total, the department has distributed nearly $11 billion in PRF Phase...
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