by Jessica Casebolt | Apr 20, 2023 | Providers, Tea Leaves
According to the American Medical Association (AMA), the cost of malpractice insurance is surging in some states, and the increased premiums threaten access to health care in areas seeing the biggest bumps. The AMA report marks the fourth year in a row of increased...
by Jessica Casebolt | Apr 20, 2023 | Life Sciences, Tea Leaves
The White House is planning to nominate Boston cancer surgeon Monica Bertagnolli to run the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The decision would end a lengthy vacancy atop the health research agency and vault Bertagnolli into the role just months after being...
by Jessica Casebolt | Apr 20, 2023 | Access & Coverage, Tea Leaves
The Supreme Court has temporarily extended women’s access to an abortion pill until Friday while the justices consider whether to allow restrictions on mifepristone to take effect as a legal challenge to the medication’s FDA approval continues. In an order...
by Jessica Casebolt | Apr 19, 2023 | Providers, Tea Leaves
New doctors applying to medical residency programs were likelier to avoid practicing in states with the most stringent abortion restrictions, an analysis from the Association of American Medical Colleges found. The drop in applications could exacerbate the lack of...
by Jessica Casebolt | Apr 19, 2023 | Life Sciences, Tea Leaves
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a second omicron booster for people who are at least 65 or immune-compromised, an option intended to bolster protection for the most vulnerable Americans even as the pandemic The action appears likely to provide a...
by Jessica Casebolt | Apr 19, 2023 | Access & Coverage, Tea Leaves
The Biden administration plans to roll out a new initiative this week guaranteeing free COVID vaccines, treatments, and tests for the uninsured into 2024. The program comes as the White House prepares to wind down its pandemic response operation. It also represents an...
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