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Officials Probe Google for Data Practices, CMS Withdraws Vaccine Mandate

June 6, 2023 - In policy news this week, elected officials are pushing Google to get stricter with its health data-sharing policy. Meanwhile, CMS rescinded its health worker vaccine mandate. Senators Ask Google to Come Clean on Health Data Privacy Nine Democratic senators, joined by Independent Bernie Sanders, reached out to Google in a letter last week looking...

ACA Breaks Enrollment Record, GAO Critiques HHS Control of Pathogen Studies

January 31, 2023 by Hayden Schmidt

In the news this week, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) recorded more enrollments than in any prior year, including 3.6 million enrollees who had not used the marketplace before. Meanwhile, a study by the...

Second Moderna Booster Gets FDA Approval, Biden Administration Eyes ACA Fix

April 06, 2022 by Hayden Schmidt

Moderna received FDA approval for its application to market a second round of boosters to adults 50 years and older. The fourth shot in the sequence has been shown to restore some of the immunity lost...

Senior Patient Access to Care Suffers Under COVID-19 Restrictions

September 16, 2021 by Sara Heath

Seniors are reporting patient access to care issues from during the pandemic’s earliest days that outpace problems in any other similarly developed nation, while healthcare organizations from...

Medicare ACOs Saw Record Savings Years During Pandemic

August 26, 2021 by Kyle Murphy, PhD

The past year was a difficult one for the nation and the healthcare industry in particular. As it turns out, value-based care could've played an even greater role in improving population health and...

Third COVID Vaccine Dose Available as Grants Try to Boost Vaccination Efforts

August 18, 2021 by Emily Sokol, MPH

COVID-19 continues to take the spotlight as this week’s policy update highlights the CDC’s recent recommendation for a booster shot. Several government organizations, including HHS and the...

ACA Withstands Another Court Challenge, HHS Boosts Public Health IT Workforce

June 23, 2021 by Emily Sokol, MPH

The Supreme Court once again upholds the ACA, but experts are worried some may still challenge the law. Meanwhile, HHS funding aims to bolster the public health IT workforce and intra-agency...

Real Word Data Proves Effectiveness of Remdesivir; Weill Cornell Launches $1.5B Precision Medicine Campaign

June 22, 2021 by Kyle Murphy, PhD

Real-world data shows that Gilead’s remdesivir reduces the risk of mortality for COVID-19 patients. Precision medicine is set for advancement at Weill Cornell Medicine with the launch of a...

Senate Confirms HHS Leaders, Surgeon General; Special Enrollment Period Extended on ACA’s Anniversary

March 24, 2021 by Emily Sokol, MPH

Rounding out HHS appointees, the Senate confirms Secretary Xavier Becerra to lead the department. And CMS marks the 11th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act by extending the special enrollment...

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