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Oct 24 2022
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Rishi Sunak: A quick guide to the UK’s next prime minister
He's won after running for the second time this year
He lost to Liz Truss in September, but she resigned six weeks later. In the latest leadership contest, Mr Sunak racked up the support of his fellow MPs early, and fast. He crossed the 100 nominations he needed long before the deadline - including from MPs that had previously backed Truss or Boris Johnson.
He "predicted"
BBC NewsOct 19 2022
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Millions at risk of losing health insurance if U.S. ends Covid public health emergency in January
The Biden administration is telling health-care providers to begin preparing for an end to the public health emergency declared in response to the Covid-19 pandemic nearly three years ago.
The change will have broad implications for Medicaid health insurance recipients and could significantly impact how hospitals and pharmacies operate.
How the U.S. manages Covid this fall and
CNBCSep 06 2022
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CVS' $8 billion deal for Signify speeds drugstore chain's push into health care
Drugstore operator CVS Health Corp. said Monday that it will buy home-health provider Signify Health for $8 billion.
CVS said Signify has more than 10,000 employees including physicians and nurses, a presence in every state, and offers technology platforms.
"This acquisition will enhance our connection to consumers in the home and enables providers to better address patient needs
CBS News (Online)Aug 19 2022
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U.S. Plans to Shift Bill for Covid Shots and Treatments to Insurers, Patients
The Biden administration is planning for an end to its practice of paying for Covid-19 shots and treatments, shifting more control of pricing and coverage to the healthcare industry in ways that could generate sales for companies—and costs for consumers—for years to come.
The Department of Health and Human Services intends to hold a planning session on Aug. 30 that would bring together
Wall Street Journal (News)Feb 16 2021
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White House Announces Largest Increase In Weekly Vaccine Distribution Since Biden Took Office
The White House announced the largest increase in its weekly vaccine distribution program since President Joe Biden took office on January 20.
White House press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters at Tuesday’s briefing that state vaccine distribution would increase to 13.5 million every week, up nearly 60 percent since January 20. Psaki also announced that the Biden administration’s new
The Daily CallerAug 26 2022
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Government website to suspend orders for free COVID tests due to limited supply
WASHINGTON – Beginning next week, the Biden administration will suspend taking orders for free at-home COVID-19 tests because of limited supply, USA TODAY has learned.
The administration is expected to announce Friday that it needs to preserve tests for a potential rise in infections in the fall, according to a senior administration official.
As of Sept. 2, free tests will no
Business InsiderDec 16 2022
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China is open for business, but COVID concerns still keep many home
China’s economic revitalization largely hinges on whether the government, which has long touted the dangers of COVID-19, can meet the test of a mass outbreak and assuage public anxieties as controls lift and cases rise.
As a sandstorm and frigid winds swept Beijing this week, parents bundling infants in blankets and leading small children by the hand lined up outside a fever clinic.
Christian Science MonitorMay 30 2022
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Paxlovid Becomes Household Name for Covid-19 Patients
The Covid-19 treatment from Pfizer Inc. has become the leading pandemic pill prescribed in the U.S., as supplies have improved and its availability at pharmacies widened.
Pfizer’s antiviral drug, called Paxlovid, totaled more than 412,000 prescriptions through May 6, compared with about 110,000 prescriptions of molnupiravir, an antiviral from Merck & Co. and Ridgeback
Wall Street Journal (News)Jan 19 2022
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Biden administration to give out free N95 masks. Here’s where to find them
The Biden administration will make 400 million N95 masks available to Americans for free beginning next week.
The news: The U.S. government will make the masks available at local pharmacies and health centers.
The program will likely be “fully up and running by early February,” a White House official told CNN.
Why it matters: The highly-transmissible omicron variant has
Deseret NewsJul 11 2019
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Trump Administration Drops Plan to Curb Drug Rebates
The Trump administration is dropping a plan to curb billions of dollars in annual rebates that drugmakers give middlemen in Medicare, a proposal it had said would drive down the prices consumers pay for prescription drugs.
The decision reflects months of tension between the White House and the Department of Health and Human Services over the proposal, which also spurred a backlash from
Wall Street Journal (News)