Newsom Promised 6 Million COVID Tests For Students. Only Half Have Arrived

Gov. Gavin Newsom promised that schools would receive at-home COVID-19 tests in time for students to safely return to campuses after winter break, as health officials warned of a surge in cases over the holidays.

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The Big-Ticket Drugs That Have Higher Prices In 2022

Drug companies raised the prices on hundreds of medications on Jan. 1, with most prices up 5% to 6% on average. Why it matters: The start of the new year is the most popular time for drug companies to hike prices, and even though high drug prices remain one of the biggest political health care issues, ...

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CMS Wants Insurers To Offer Standardized Plan Options On The ACA Exchanges

The Biden administration is aiming to require insurers to offer standardized plan designs on the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA’s) exchanges. As part of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS’) 2022 Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters rule, which was released late Tuesday, payers would have to offer standardized plan options for every product network type, ...

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FDA Authorizes First Covid-19 Booster Shot For Teens Aged 12 To 15

The Food and Drug Administration on Monday extended the emergency use authorization for the Pfizer and BioNTech Covid-19 booster shot to include teens aged 12 to 15, paving the way for them to be eligible for the jabs later this week. It is the first booster shot to be authorized for this age group. A ...

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California Sets Feb. 1 Deadline for Health Worker Boosters

California‘s roughly 2.5 million health care workers have until Feb. 1 to get a coronavirus vaccine booster shot or risk losing their jobs, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Wednesday. Newsom gave more details on the booster mandate during a Wednesday news conference at a vaccine clinic in Oakland. He had initially announced the new rule on ...

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Pence Group Files SCOTUS Brief Opposing Biden Vaccine Mandate

Former Vice President Mike Pence on Monday announced his advocacy group has filed an amicus brief urging the Supreme Court to reject the Biden administration’s attempt to require large businesses to mandate the COVID-19 vaccine for its workers or require frequent testing. Pence filed the brief, which was shared with The Hill, through his political advocacy group Advancing American Freedom. In ...

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Supreme Court Sets Jan. 7 Special Hearing On Vaccine Mandate For Healthcare Workers

The Supreme Court is fast-tracking two legal cases challenging President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandates, including a requirement for certain healthcare workers. The high court announced Wednesday it will hold a special hearing Jan. 7 to hear oral arguments over federal vaccine mandates that are at the heart of the Biden administration’s efforts to address COVID in ...

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HHS Appeals Judge’s Ruling That Drugmakers Can Cut Off 340B Sales To Contract Pharmacies

The Biden administration is appealing a federal ruling that said drugmakers have the authority to restrict sales of 340B-discounted products to contract pharmacies. The Department of Justice filed an appeal Tuesday to a lawsuit brought by Novartis and United Therapeutics over drugmakers’ ability to cut off sales to contract pharmacies. It also appealed several aspects of other ...

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Medicare Advantage Market Shows Signs Of Valuation Bubble Ready To Burst

The past several years have seen headline after headline about investors buying up Medicare Advantage-focused providers for huge sums of money and throwing cash behind startup insurers that promise to disrupt the $350 billion market. Meanwhile, there’s been an eye-popping number of new ventures seeking to capture a corner of the growing patient population. This ...

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New Year Brings 55 New Laws To Nevada

A total of 55 new laws will take effect Jan. 1, including the next step in Nevada’s attempt to create a Medicaid-like public health insurance option for all residents.

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