[ad_1] The Senate narrowly confirmed President Joe Biden’s pick to lead the Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday pushing past a thicket of political controversies that threatened to […]
Florida failed to pay health claims for sick, needy children
[ad_1] Florida failed for nearly three months to pay tens of thousands of healthcare claims for the state’s sickest and neediest children due to software glitches blamed on […]
Medical boards pressured to let it slide when doctors spread COVID misinformation
[ad_1] Tennessee’s Board of Medical Examiners unanimously adopted in September a statement that said doctors spreading COVID misinformation — such as suggesting that vaccines contain microchips — could jeopardize […]
California delays decision on lifting school mask mandate
[ad_1] Gov. Gavin Newsom delayed a closely watched decision on lifting California’s school mask mandate Monday, even as other Democratic governors around the country have dropped them in […]
Insider Q&A: NIH official on testing for infectiousness
[ad_1] More than two years into the COVID-19 pandemic the U.S. is still grappling with its coronavirus tests: how to improve them and how to make more of […]
BIO report paints bleak picture of antibiotic pipeline, with some solutions
[ad_1] There are a shrinking number of antibiotic drug makers and investors, who see little payoff in a market that reimburses new drugs on volume, rather than their […]
SEC private fund rules could affect health system investors, fund managers
[ad_1] Health systems could get more insight into how the private equity funds they invest in are performing under a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission proposal. The SEC […]
Mayo, UnitedHealthcare dispute could set tone for all Medicare Advantage negotiations
[ad_1] A contract dispute between the nation’s largest Medicare Advantage insurer and a storied health system could provide a glimpse into the future of rate negotiations. Mayo Clinic […]
Not-for-profit hospitals don’t earn tax exemptions, researchers say
[ad_1] Not-for-profit and for-profit hospitals report similar levels of unreimbursed Medicaid costs even though not-for-profits receive billions of dollars a year in tax subsidies, new research shows. The […]
Unvaccinated medical workers turn to religious exemptions
[ad_1] While reasons given for seeking exemptions vary, the vaccines’ remote link to fetuses aborted decades ago is often cited — lab-grown cell lines descended from those fetuses […]