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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…
‘All the shrapnel that’s in my back’: Defiant Robert Redfield blasts former CDC directors for criticism during Covid-19
A defiant Robert Redfield teed off on other former directors of the Centers for Disease…
Faced with high drug prices, seniors are abandoning cancer drugs at the pharmacy
The pressure on Medicare just keeps ramping up Medicare is set to decide this month…
Senate nears $10 billion deal to buy Covid vaccines, therapeutics
WASHINGTON — Top Senate negotiators are working to reach a deal to provide the Biden…
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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….
Before Aduhelm, Billy Dunn was a superstar at the FDA
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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…
Medicare premiums could decrease ‘soon,’ after decision on Alzheimer’s drug Aduhelm
WASHINGTON — Whether seniors get an unprecedented mid-year discount on Medicare premiums will hinge on…
Ashish Jha to replace Jeff Zients as White House Covid response coordinator
WASHINGTON — President Biden is replacing Covid response coordinator Jeff Zients with Ashish Jha, the…
STAT+: Biden’s agency to ‘end cancer as we know it’ is finally real. But it has a chaotic road ahead
WASHINGTON — Congress has finally funded the agency that President Biden has pledged will help…
Inside the push for a permanent pandemic preparedness office at the White House
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White House begs Congress for Covid funding amid concern about Omicron sister variant
WASHINGTON — The White House is begging Congress for more funds to help with Covid-19 surveillance,…
Opinion: Applied neuroscience needs a task force to craft effective governance
In the United States alone, more than 100 million people are affected by at least…
‘Haven’t we learned anything?’: Experts warn of disastrous consequences if pandemic funding dries up
WASHINGTON — The failure of Congress this week to approve additional pandemic response funding could…
Nurses, more powerful and visible after Covid, capitalize on new clout in Washington
WASHINGTON — Since the start of Covid-19, nurses have been hailed as heroes. But two…
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+: Pfizer made Trump’s vaccine push harder than it needed to be, former Warp Speed official alleges in new book
WASHINGTON — Pfizer may have been the first company to deliver on the promises of…
White House to buy, ship 500 million rapid tests for free beginning in January
The White House will buy and distribute 500 million rapid Covid-19 tests for free beginning…
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+: Hospitals just dodged a bullet in Democrats’ major spending package. Can they sidestep a bigger one?
WASHINGTON — Hospitals and their lobbyists in Washington just wriggled their way out of a…
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…
7 policies in Biden’s spending plan aimed at health equity
WASHINGTON — Democrats have made big promises to tackle racial inequities across society, including in…
‘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…
What does the Build Back Better Act actually mean for the health care industry?
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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…
Democrats’ major drug pricing reforms clear a hurdle in the House
WASHINGTON — House Democrats Friday broke a monthslong logjam and advanced prescription drug pricing reform…
Moderate Democrats are still seeking changes to the party’s drug pricing package
WASHINGTON — Rep. Kurt Schrader, the Oregon Democrat who has played an outsized role in…
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,…
How Nancy Pelosi almost killed drug pricing reform
WASHINGTON — The White House stunned health care experts last month when it declared it was…
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…
Here’s who wins and loses in Democrats’ new prescription drug pricing deal
WASHINGTON — Congressional Democrats on Tuesday announced they had agreed to a broad plan to overhaul…
Democrats circulate a new drug pricing outline with a big carveout for small biotechs
WASHINGTON — A proposed version of drug pricing legislation circulating among Capitol Hill aides and…
Here’s where Democrats’ resurrected drug pricing talks are headed
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STAT+: Could Robert Califf’s ties to tech complicate his FDA nomination?
WASHINGTON — Robert Califf spent his first confirmation hearing explaining his entanglements with the drug…