November will bring political change. Will it also change drug prices and PDUFA?
Drug prices are on the minds of patients and politicians. The November election is expected to tip the balance of power in Congress and a […]
Congress
I Want to Believe
BY KIM BELLARD I know, I should be writing about hot topics like monkeypox or the baby formula shortage, but, c’mon, Congress held hearings last […]
White House adviser: Overturning Roe would hurt economy
White House economic adviser Jared Bernstein argued in a new CNN interview that the possibility of the Supreme Court overturning the landmark Roe v. Wade […]
Will Congressional action cement the vaunted status of telehealth beyond the pandemic?
Providers, health systems and patient groups who want to see telehealth survive beyond the federal public health emergency need to engage their lawmakers and associations […]
What’s at stake if Congress doesn’t extend Covid-era telehealth rules?
Congress will have to debate whether pandemic era telehealth reimbursement and relaxation of rules should be made permanent. Given that those rules helped historically underserved […]
HCBS Funding Is Now in the Congressional Crosshairs
The $400 billion that the Biden administration wanted for strengthening the nation’s home- and community-based services (HCBS) infrastructure is likely in the crosshairs of Congress. […]
Senators, Advocates Tout ‘Once-in-a-Generation Opportunity’ for Funding HCBS
“Care cannot wait — and neither should Congress.” That was the message delivered Thursday by Brittany Williams, a professional home care worker and third-generation caregiver […]
FDA flags false negatives in startup’s Covid-19 test
In an unusual move, the Food and Drug Administration issued an alert about false negatives in startup Curative’s Covid-19 test. The test was being used […]
New stimulus bill to axe surprise billing practices
Congress finally reached an agreement on a $900 billion stimulus package, which includes a ban on surprise medical billing. A previous, but very similar version […]
Innovent and Lilly Report Results of Tyvyt (sintilimab) in Seven Clinical Studies to be Presented at the ESMO ASIA Congress 2020
Shots: The 7 studies include one Proffered Paper Oral Presentation & 6 e-posters, covering indications including lung cancer, liver cancer, gastric cancer, & esophageal cancer […]
How to make an impact at a virtual congress
More competition than ever before The pharmaceutical industry has long relied on congresses to build relationships with customers and to showcase the latest data and […]
[Updated] Lawmakers Introduce New Bill Paving the Way for Home Health Telehealth Reimbursement
Home health providers are one step closer to getting the No. 1 thing they’ve been asking for since the COVID-19 pandemic began: reimbursement for telehealth-driven […]
