‘Too little too late’: Unpacking Biden’s moves to improve federal prisons’ response to Covid-19
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is trying to finally unsnarl the federal Bureau of Prisons’…
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STAT+: Francis Collins: Concern about independence of new moonshot science agency ARPA-H are ‘overblown’
WASHINGTON — Francis Collins thinks the debate surrounding the Biden administration’s new high-stakes research agency…
How the Covid-19 pandemic prepared the White House to respond to monkeypox
WASHINGTON — The man at the center of the White House’s biodefense strategy is only…
Biden administration won’t lower seniors’ Medicare premiums this year, despite changes to coverage of new Alzheimer’s drug
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Friday said it will not lower Medicare premiums for…
As Congress takes up FDA oversight of dietary supplements, a lobbying showdown looms
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What happens when the government stops buying Covid-19 vaccines?
WASHINGTON — The federal government has distributed Covid-19 vaccines and treatments for free so far,…
STAT+: The panel was supposed to improve efficiency at the NIH. It hasn’t even met for 7 years
WASHINGTON — An oversight board tasked with making the National Institutes of Health more efficient…
White House documents detail a looming squeeze on Covid-19 boosters
WASHINGTON — The White House could run out of Covid-19 vaccines if it moves forward…
Prisons didn’t prescribe much Paxlovid or other Covid-19 treatments, even when they got the drugs
Federal prisons utilized just a fraction of the antiviral drugs they were allocated to keep…
STAT+: Medicare’s Brooks-LaSure expects restrictions on accelerated approval drugs, like those for Aduhelm, to be ‘very rare’
AUSTIN, Texas – Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, the head of Medicare, said on Thursday that the agency…
Covid’s circling the White House. What are the risks to someone like Biden?
For weeks, the coronavirus has been closing in on the Oval Office. In late March,…
White House’s Jen Psaki offered a binder full of Covid spending details. Taking a peek was a process
WASHINGTON — It was a striking visual for the television cameras. White House Press Secretary…
A new nonprofit wants to rewrite the playbook for how the U.S. government funds science
WASHINGTON — The Good Science Project is hoping to push the NIH and other government…
STAT+: Biden’s new high-stakes research agency needs a home. For cities and states, the race for ARPA-H is on
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration’s new high-stakes research office has a name, an official place…
Medicare finalizes its restrictions on new Alzheimer’s drug, despite pressure from drugmakers
WASHINGTON — Medicare on Thursday finalized its plan to restrict coverage for the controversial, pricey…
Biden administration ramps up long Covid research efforts following criticism
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Tuesday announced plans to ramp up research into long…
NIH’s cancer chief, Ned Sharpless, to step down
Ned Sharpless, the director of the National Cancer Institute, is stepping down at the end…
Senate nears $10 billion deal to buy Covid vaccines, therapeutics
WASHINGTON — Top Senate negotiators are working to reach a deal to provide the Biden…
STAT+: Biden’s high-stakes biomedical science agency ARPA-H will be part of the NIH — but there’s a twist
WASHINGTON — President Biden’s “moonshot” biomedical research agency will be housed within the National Institutes…
CMMI’s Fowler on health policy’s ‘stubborn challenges,’ her personal ties to medicine
WASHINGTON — Liz Fowler’s career just came full circle: last March, she took charge of the…
STAT+: Lawmakers and a Pelosi aide turn lobbyist to push for new health agency’s independence
WASHINGTON — Health secretary Xavier Becerra is suddenly the target of a frenzied lobbying campaign…
‘A slow-moving glacier’: NIH’s sluggish and often opaque efforts to study long Covid draw patient, expert ire
WASHINGTON — The National Institutes of Health is fumbling its first efforts to study long…
NIH’s identity crisis: The pandemic and the search for a new leader leave the agency at a crossroads
WASHINGTON — Under the reign of Francis Collins, the National Institutes of Health was untouchable….
The new White House Covid coordinator is great on TV. Is that what America’s pandemic response needs now?
WASHINGTON — When it comes to discussing the White House’s pandemic response on TV, there’s…
STAT+: Lawmakers face off about the future of the FDA’s accelerated approval pathway
WASHINGTON – Lawmakers are facing off over the future of the Food and Drug Administration’s…
Covid budget crunch looms over government funding fight
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Doctors, companies push to keep looser, pandemic-era rules for prescribing opioid addiction treatment via telemedicine
WASHINGTON — It got a lot easier for patients with opioid addiction to get their…
White House transparency disputes imperil funds to buy Covid therapeutics
WASHINGTON — The White House hasn’t publicly detailed exactly how it’s spent the more than…
STAT+: Why formally ending the pandemic is going to be a huge headache for the entire health care system
WASHINGTON — President Biden made it clear this week he wants to transition toward a…
As Omicron recedes, White House shifts to a more targeted Covid strategy
WASHINGTON — The threat of the Omicron variant is receding and cities around the country…
In State of the Union, Biden walks a fine line on Covid optimism
WASHINGTON — President Biden on Tuesday vowed that the U.S. won’t become complacent in its…
The FDA’s promised menthol ban is about to face a critical test
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STAT+: Oregon wants to get out of covering drugs like Aduhelm in Medicaid
WASHINGTON — Oregon is gearing up to ask the Biden administration if its Medicaid program…
STAT+: Hospital, physician lobbies sue Biden administration over surprise billing regulation
WASHINGTON — The nation’s largest hospital and physician lobbying groups are suing the Biden administration…
STAT+: As Biden touts his effort to cap insulin prices, advocates push for an even more ambitious reform
WASHINGTON — President Biden promised Monday that Democrats’ signature drug pricing plan will mean no…
Biden’s new Covid plan: more boosters, free home testing, and ‘monoclonal antibody strike teams’
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will announce a new plan this afternoon for combating the…
‘Not a cause for panic’: Biden urges calm in face of Omicron fears
WASHINGTON — President Biden on Monday urged calm amid widespread concern about the Omicron coronavirus…
STAT+: Califf, Biden’s pick to lead FDA, has millions invested in pharma and tech companies
WASHINGTON — Robert Califf, President Biden’s choice to lead the Food and Drug Administration, earned…
Covid antivirals could be pandemic game-changers. But Americans might struggle to access them
Antiviral drugs for treating Covid-19 have been hailed as a pandemic “game-changer” — a tool…
STAT+: Former DARPA director: Biden’s new science agency should be independent, not an NIH office
WASHINGTON — The former director of DARPA, the Pentagon’s high-stakes research arm, says that for…
STAT+: ‘Late is better than never’: Biden plan to boost U.S. production of Covid vaccines gets mixed reviews
Under pressure to widen global access to Covid-19 vaccines, the Biden administration plans to invest…
GOP opposition to vaccine mandates extends far beyond Covid-19
WASHINGTON — Right-wing politicians’ resistance to vaccine mandates is extending far beyond Covid-19 immunizations, a…
Biden taps Califf to helm FDA — an agency where he has plenty of unfinished business
WASHINGTON — Robert Califf, President Biden’s new pick to lead the Food and Drug Administration,…
Rochelle Walensky said she’d ‘fix’ the CDC, but nine months in, she’s faltering
WASHINGTON — Operating via Zoom from her home office in Newton, Mass., Rochelle Walensky is…
White House delays Covid-19 vaccine mandates for federal employees, contractors
The White House is delaying its mandate for federal workers and contractors to get vaccinated…
STAT+: Here’s how Biden can address high drug prices, without help from Congress
WASHINGTON — If President Biden wants major pharmaceutical industry reforms, he may have to achieve…
Pelosi working to gather support for last-minute, last-ditch drug pricing policy
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office is working to gather support for a last-ditch…
STAT+: Biden abandons his push to lower drug prices
WASHINGTON — The White House is abandoning every single policy idea aimed at lowering prescription…
STAT+: Is Robert Califf a savvy choice to helm the FDA — again?
WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration has been without a permanent leader for 10…
STAT+: Here’s who might replace Francis Collins as NIH director
WASHINGTON — Almost as soon as Francis Collins announced that he’ll soon step down as…