by Jordana Choucair | Oct 5, 2021 | Access & Coverage
CMS announced that approximately 275,000 Missouri residents are now eligible for Medicaid coverage following the state’s ACA expansion. In addition, the state will receive $968 million in funding over the next two years through the American Rescue Plan. The...
by Jordana Choucair | Oct 5, 2021 | D.C. News
The National Institutes of Health announced that Director Francis Collins plans to step down by the end of the year. Collins has spent three decades at the agency, including 12 years at the helm under three consecutive presidents. He is the first presidentially...
by Jordana Choucair | Oct 4, 2021 | Payers
Humana announced it is launching 72 new Medicare Advantage (MA) plans for 2022 across hundreds of additional counties. The company will launch 42 new Medicare Advantage Prescription Drug plans, three MA-only plans, and 27 special needs plans. In addition, the Humana...
by Jordana Choucair | Oct 4, 2021 | Life Sciences
Johnson & Johnson plans to ask the FDA early this week to authorize a booster shot of its COVID-19 vaccine. Recent federal data shows that the 15 million Americans who got Johnson & Johnson’s one-dose vaccine may have less protection than those who...
by Jordana Choucair | Oct 4, 2021 | D.C. News
Democratic leaders set new target dates for Congress to approve the bipartisan $550 billion infrastructure deal and the $3.5 trillion reconciliation package. Speaker Nancy Pelosi gave lawmakers until Halloween to strike a deal while Senate Majority Leader Charles...
by Jordana Choucair | Oct 4, 2021 | Public Health/Prevention
Anthony Fauci said the country is “turning the corner” on the latest COVID-19 surge, but that the 70 million eligible people who haven’t been vaccinated remain vulnerable. Fauci also touted the success of Merck & Co.’s experimental...
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