by Jordana Choucair | Dec 14, 2021 | D.C. News
Democratic senators dropped House-passed cuts to Medicaid disproportionate share hospital (DSH) payments in their version of the social spending bill. The House bill would have reduced payments, which go to hospitals in the 12 states that haven’t expanded...
by Jordana Choucair | Dec 14, 2021 | D.C. News
Six former FDA commissioners sent a letter to lawmakers endorsing Dr. Robert Califf, President Biden’s pick to lead the agency, ahead of a Senate committee hearing today on his nomination. The former commissioners, who served under both Republican and Democratic...
by Jordana Choucair | Dec 13, 2021 | D.C. News
A sharply divided Supreme Court gave abortion providers a narrow legal pathway Friday to challenge a Texas law that effectively bans the procedure after about six weeks. In a 5-4 decision, the majority upheld the current law but said that abortion providers could...
by Jordana Choucair | Dec 13, 2021 | Life Sciences
An Israeli study found that a booster shot of Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine provides good protection against severe illness from the Omicron variant. Conversely, people who got a “second dose of the vaccine five to six months ago don’t have any neutralizing...
by Jordana Choucair | Dec 13, 2021 | M&A
A new report from PwC found that health care mergers and acquisitions surged in 2021, growing 56 percent in the 12 months through November 15 versus 2020. There was particularly high growth among physician medical groups, managed care, and rehabilitation subsectors....
by Jordana Choucair | Dec 13, 2021 | M&A
Pfizer Inc. announced it will acquire Arena Pharmaceuticals in an effort to expand its treatment offerings for immuno-inflammatory diseases. Arena is working on therapies for gastroenterology, dermatology, and cardiology. Pfizer said it plans to speed clinical...
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