Policy · 117th Congress
Health officials push vaccinations as Fauci and Jordan spar
[jwp-video n=”1″] The back-and-forth comes at a time when both the number of COVID-19 cases and the number of Americans vaccinated each day are rising.
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Policy · 117th Congress
Broader vaccine eligibility may exacerbate racial inequities
But community health centers were allocated only 1 million doses in the initial rollout of the program, and Biden’s health equity group has yet to formalize recommendations to states.
White House · 117th Congress
Biden’s $1.5 trillion budget plan prioritizes domestic programs
Big winners Among the biggest winners is the Education Department, which would receive a 40.8 percent increase in base funding for the fiscal year that begins Oct. 1.
Policy · 117th Congress
Biden weaves climate crisis throughout his budget outline
Within Energy, the proposal calls for $1.9 billion to create an emissions-free electricity network by 2035, $8 billion for “clean energy” technologies, $7.4 billion for science and $1 billion to
Policy · 117th Congress
Democrats hope to extend new insurance subsidies before 2022 midterms
[jwp-video n=”1″] For Democrats, the law marked one of the first significant improvements to the 2010 health care law since its enactment more than a decade ago.
Policy · 117th Congress
Border facilities ‘stretched beyond thin’ amid influx, independent monitor says
According to government data as of April 1, 5,381 children were in CBP custody, while another 13,359 were in HHS care.
Policy · 117th Congress
Johnson & Johnson under pressure to deliver promised vaccine doses to states
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention referred questions about how many Johnson & Johnson doses will be distributed by April 1 to the Department of Health and Human Services.
Policy · 117th Congress
One year in, broadband access and telehealth are two big winners under COVID-19
Also included in the package was $1 billion to deploy broadband on tribal lands and $300 million for broadband in rural areas.
Policy · 117th Congress
Biden administration faces GOP outcry for saying no border ‘crisis’
Instead, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas told reporters at a March 1 briefing that there is a “challenge at the border that we are managing.”
Policy · 117th Congress
As more migrant children arrive, Biden faces political hurdles
[jwp-video n=”1″] “We are challenged at the border. The men and women at the Department of Homeland Security are meeting that challenge,” he said.
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Race to replace Texas Republican who died of COVID-19 could get competitive
Greg Abbott on Tuesday scheduled a special election for May 1.
Policy · 117th Congress
Abortion emerges as key division in Becerra’s Finance hearing
[jwp-video n=”1″] “Both Attorney General Becerra and I throughout our careers have too often been the only Latino in the room,” Padilla said.
Policy · 117th Congress
China likely to attack Taiwan within five years, panel told
[jwp-video n=”1″] Previously, it was thought the greatest possibility of military conflict over Taiwan, a democracy of nearly 24 million people, would occur if a Taiwanese leader formally declared
Policy · 117th Congress
COVID-19 aid insurance language splits experts on necessity, scope
[jwp-video n=”1″] Additionally, the bill would cover 85 percent of the cost of continuing employer coverage for workers who left or lost their jobs under the program known as COBRA through September
Opinion · 117th Congress
‘Rebate rule’ is wrong path to reducing prescription drug costs
The Government Accountability Office, in a 2019 report, reported that PBMs passed 99.6 percent — all but less than one-half of 1 percent — of rebates to Part D plan sponsors.
Policy · 117th Congress
Biden invests $1.6 billion in COVID-19 tests, genomic sequencing
[jwp-video n=”1″] Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package includes $49 billion for COVID-19 testing and $1.8 billion for genomic sequencing.
Policy · 117th Congress
Democrats target $4.5 billion for heating assistance
Schumer, D-N.Y., and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., on Feb. 1 calling for a boost to LIHEAP funding.
Policy · 117th Congress
Vaccine shortage complicates return to classrooms
[jwp-video n=”1″] The vaccine shortage was made more acute in states where governors followed the advice of former President Donald Trump’s top health officials to broaden eligibility to millions
Policy · 117th Congress
Biden uses executive orders to address COVID-19, other health care issues
[jwp-video n=”1″] National strategy The orders come as Biden seeks to advance a national strategy to address the health crisis, which the administration argues has been missing for the past