by Jordana Choucair | Sep 1, 2021 | Payers
New projections in the annual Social Security and Medicare trustees reports indicate Medicare’s insurance trust fund is expected to run out of money in 2026, unchanged from last year’s projection. The report found the COVID-19 pandemic significantly...
by Jordana Choucair | Sep 1, 2021 | Opioid/Substance Use Disorders
A federal bankruptcy judge is expected to rule today on whether to accept a settlement between Purdue Pharma and the states and thousands of local governments over the opioid crisis. If the judge confirms the $10 billion plan, members of the Sackler family would give...
by Jordana Choucair | Sep 1, 2021 | Life Sciences
Two senior vaccine regulators at the FDA who helped lead its review of COVID-19 vaccine applications will leave the agency this fall. Their departures come as the agency remains without a permanent commissioner and could interrupt its work on COVID-19 vaccines. Dr....
by Jordana Choucair | Sep 1, 2021 | D.C. News
The CMS appointed Dr. Natalia Chalmers as its first-ever Chief Dental Officer in the Office of the Administrator. “Dental health is vital to overall health, and that’s why CMS has appointed its first-ever Chief Dental Officer.” said CMS Administrator Chiquita...
by Jordana Choucair | Sep 1, 2021 | Access & Coverage
The Supreme Court did not take action on a request to block a Texas law prohibiting most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy, allowing the most restrictive abortion law in the nation to go into effect. The law allows private citizens to sue abortion providers...
by Jordana Choucair | Aug 31, 2021 | Public Health/Prevention
The Education Department launched investigations into five GOP-led states that banned mask mandates in schools. In letters to education chiefs in Iowa, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee and Utah, the department’s Office for Civil Rights said the bans could...
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