by webmaster | Aug 25, 2021 | D.C. News
House Democrats adopted a budget resolution that triggers the legislative process for their $3.5 trillion domestic spending bill. The 220-212 vote came after a group of moderates got House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to agree to also hold a vote on a separate bipartisan...
by Jordana Choucair | Aug 25, 2021 | Newsletter, Tea Leaves
D.C. News: House Democrats adopted a budget resolution that triggers the legislative process for their $3.5 trillion domestic spending bill. The 220-212 vote came after a group of moderates got House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to agree to also hold a vote on a separate...
by webmaster | Aug 24, 2021 | Payers
The Biden administration has delayed enforcement of key parts of a major insurer price transparency rule by six months until July 1, 2022, to give plans more time to comply. The CMS announced the change in a new guidance released Friday focusing on the final price...
by webmaster | Aug 24, 2021 | Opioid/Substance Use Disorders
At least six states haven’t fully signed on to a proposed $5 billion settlement with Johnson & Johnson and a $21 billion settlement with major drug distributors McKesson Corp., AmerisourceBergen Corp., and Cardinal Health Inc. over their role in the opioid...
by webmaster | Aug 24, 2021 | M&A
NorthShore University HealthSystem and Edward Elmhurst Health are reportedly in talks in merge. If finalized, the merger would create a nine-hospital network, including a behavioral health hospital, and give fast-growing NorthShore better access to patients in the...
by webmaster | Aug 24, 2021 | Life Sciences
The FDA granted full approval to the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for people 16 and older, making it the first shot to gain full approval. The vaccine will be marketed as Comirnaty. President Joe Biden said the move should clear up any doubts over the shot’s...
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