Policy · 117th Congress
House report questions FDA’s approval of Alzheimer’s drug
A decision on accelerated approval is due by Jan. 6, and the company is simultaneously submitting data for full approval based on results from a Phase 3 trial.
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Congress · 117th Congress
House clears omnibus package as end nears for 117th Congress
Those amendments included a bipartisan measure to protect pregnant workers against workplace discrimination; $1 billion in funding for 9/11 first responders’ health costs; $6 billion to fund compensation
Policy · 117th Congress
Older adults face Medicare hurdles for substance use treatment
But only 6 percent received treatment. Of those who didn’t receive treatment, 38 percent cited financial barriers.
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Abortion rights backers see big wins in Tuesday results
Opponents spent nearly $23 million against the initiative; advocates spent more than $6 million.
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Biden on full push ahead of the midterms, but not to all the top battlegrounds
A poll released last month by a Republican polling firm put Salazar ahead by 6 percentage points, while another survey commissioned by Taddeo’s campaign shows the contest essentially tied.
Policy · 117th Congress
Supreme Court limits EPA power plant carbon emissions authority
In a 6-3 vote, with Chief Justice John G.
Policy · 117th Congress
Patients’ groups, progressives square off over Medicare Alzheimer’s decision
Patient groups, many of which have close ties to drugmakers developing treatments, say the move will block most of the country’s 6 million Alzheimer’s patients from a potential opportunity to slow
Policy · 117th Congress
Court blocks COVID-19 vaccine mandate for federal employees
The Supreme Court, in a 6-3 order last week, halted an Occupational Safety and Health Administration rule for larger businesses to either require vaccination or have a masking and testing policy
Congress · 117th Congress
Supreme Court blocks vaccine-or-mask mandate for larger employers
In a 6-3 order, the justices halted an Occupational Safety and Health Administration rule for larger businesses to either require vaccines or have a masking and testing policy early this year.
Congress · 117th Congress
Electoral realities may trump ‘Build Back Better’ cost concerns
averting them: 2022 The most expensive policy that Democrats want to continue is the enhanced child tax credit that sent monthly advanced payments of $250 per child, or $300 per child under age 6
Policy · 117th Congress
Advocates energized by Supreme Court abortion case
Push to protect abortion access Questions from the 6-3 conservative majority hinted the court could favor allowing the Mississippi law to go into effect.
Congress · 117th Congress
Why Marc Morial is ‘damn worried’ about the state of American democracy
What we saw on Jan. 6 was an effort at a totalitarian coup. What we saw on Jan. 6 is not anything I could have ever imagined occurring in this country. It was outrageous. It was pernicious.
Policy · 117th Congress
Income inequity persists in COVID-19 vaccination rates
Virginia: Department of Medical Assistance Services data show that the percentage of Medicaid beneficiaries 12 or older with at least one dose grew from 33 percent in June to 46 percent on Oct. 6.
Congress · 117th Congress
Child care funds likely spared the budget ax other programs face
The other is a new “early learning” day care program for children under 6 not enrolled in pre-K that’s designed to ensure families don’t spend more than 7 percent of their income on child care.
Congress · 117th Congress
Down to the wire on budget bill as Democrats haggle over details
The expansion, which is set to expire at the end of the year, allows for advanced monthly payments of the credit resulting in annual totals of $3,000 per child, or $3,600 for children under 6 years old
Congress · 117th Congress
Senate Democrats begin push-pull process on budget
House plan uncertain Senate Budget Chairman Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., initially proposed spending $6 trillion but agreed to $3.5 trillion in a compromise with his colleagues.
Policy · 117th Congress
Medicare demo emerges as coverage option for Alzheimer’s drug
Alzheimer’s afflicts more than 6 million Americans, and is the sixth-leading cause of death in the United States.
Policy · 117th Congress
Supreme Court tosses out major Obamacare challenge
Democrats and liberal advocacy groups, which warn the 6-3 conservative majority will make major decisions that harm Americans, will now focus to two cases that the court will hear next term on abortion
Policy · 117th Congress
$6 trillion Biden budget would launch spending spree
President Joe Biden unveiled a $6 trillion budget blueprint Friday that would set the government on a spending spree to make up for what White House officials described as a “decade of disinvestment.”
Policy · 117th Congress
Tribes see progress in COVID-19 fight
The recent COVID-19 relief law (PL 117-2) appropriated $6 billion for IHS, with $600 million pegged for vaccine distribution.