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December 22, 2024
Judge Michael J. Newman asked the U.S. Chamber of Commerce to clarify whether AbbVie, the member company it cited in its lawsuit, actually manufactures Imbruvica, a cancer drug chosen for negotiation. | Nam Y. Huh/AP Photo By Lauren Gardner 09/29/2023 06:31 PM EDT Updated: 09/29/2023 07:43 PM EDT On Friday, a federal judge rejected the
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On September 28, 2023, Erin Schumaker, a journalist from POLITICO, interviews Danielle Carnival, the coordinator of the White House’s cancer moonshot initiative. The team behind POLITICO’s Cancer Moonshot Mission Update is optimistic that the knowledge gained during the Covid crisis on improving healthcare accessibility, along with the advancement of cutting-edge technologies, will lead to President
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Senator Joe Manchin, along with Republicans on the Veterans’ Affairs Committee, has prevented Anjali Chaturvedi, a high-ranking lawyer from the Department of Justice, from advancing. Sen. Joe Manchin According to two sources familiar with the situation, a delay in the confirmation of President Joe Biden’s chosen candidate for the Department of Veterans Affairs’ general counsel
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Cathy McMorris Rodgers (on the left) admitted that the status of the PATIENT Act is constantly changing. The Act aims to reduce Medicare payments to off-campus hospital outpatient clinics for Medicare drug reimbursements. | Photo by Rodney Lamkey Jr. for POLITICO By Robert King 09/25/2023 12:39 PM EDT The House is currently discussing a significant
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Representative Henry Cuellar, who serves a district along the Texas border, was interviewed by Megan Messerly from POLITICO at a live event titled “Addressing America’s Opioid Crisis.” Photograph by Courtney Rohrbach for POLITICO. Elected representatives from the Democratic party are publicly separating themselves from progressive individuals who criticize law enforcement, while the death toll from
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Last week, the FDA and CDC approved the updated Pfizer and Moderna vaccines targeting the Covid strain that was present in the late spring and early summer. The latest release of Covid-19 vaccines has encountered obstacles due to the discontinuation of the federal government’s procurement and distribution of the doses. Most Americans with public and
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The agency reported that 29 states and Washington, D.C. were improperly assessing eligibility for Medicaid by considering families as a whole instead of evaluating individuals separately. On Thursday, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services reported that approximately 500,000 individuals, including a considerable amount of children, were mistakenly removed from Medicaid due to errors in
READ MOREThe anti-abortion movement is facing a critical decision as Republican rivals attempt to narrow the large gap in polls by criticizing former President Donald Trump for being a fickle conservative. Recently, Donald Trump expressed his disapproval of Florida’s six-week abortion ban, declined to support nationwide restrictions, held anti-abortion supporters accountable for Republicans’ 2022 election letdowns,
READ MOREThis is the second installment of a five-part series exploring the growth of the anti-vaccine political movement. The Covid-19 outbreak caused a decline in faith towards scientific research. Public health experts are concerned that the 2024 election may exacerbate this issue. Several candidates for president from both political parties are embracing a rising trend that
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Xavier Becerra, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, stated that additional details will be provided regarding efforts to resume the mail-order Covid test program as soon as possible. By Chelsea Cirruzzo 09/20/2023 01:29 PM EDT Updated: 09/20/2023 04:18 PM EDT Approved by the CDC last week. Last Wednesday, Becerra acknowledged that there have been
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