In the decade-plus since it became law, the Affordable Care Act has helped slow the explosive growth in health spending. But the United States still spends about twice as much per capita as other wealthy nations. That leaves President Joe Biden with an enormous health care challenge, beyond leading the country out of the pandemic: curbing health ...
Four of America’s biggest healthcare companies are close to a $26 billion settlement for their role making and distributing highly addictive opioid medications. But critics in Congress say corporate tax breaks could slash the value of the deal by more than $4 billion. “If they get away with it, that means less money going into ...
A last-minute insert by Democrats looking to offset the cost of their coronavirus aid package would send tax collectors into the gig economy, eventually costing Uber and DoorDash drivers, Airbnb hosts and others about $1 billion annually. Under current law, such online platforms only have to report to the IRS when they pay individuals at ...
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky on Monday defended her agency’s decision not to endorse travel for vaccinated Americans, saying that, even as the CDC says they can socially gather without masks, increasing travel would add to the number of COVID-19 cases and pose a risk to the majority of the country ...
U.S. airlines, joined by travel groups and labor, urged the Biden administration to take the lead in developing standards for temporary Covid-19 health credentials that would help reopen global travel by documenting vaccinations and test results. The U.S. “must be a leader” in efforts already underway in other regions to implement such travel passports, groups ...
California public health officials said on Monday that people who received a coronavirus vaccine at Oakland Coliseum on February 28 and March 1 likely received less than what the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended for a single dose. – confirming what a TV station reported last. week. The California Department of Public Health ...