The executive order President Joe Biden released last week asks federal agencies to harness their power in regulating competition, nudging the Federal Trade Commission to ban or limit noncompete agreements — including in healthcare. Roughly half of private-sector businesses require at least some employees to enter noncompete agreements, according to a 2019 study from the Economic… Read More »
The Biden administration fell short of its 70% vaccination goal with the arrival of the Independence Day holiday on Sunday. President Joe Biden hoped to have administered at least one shot to 70% of United States by Sunday, but the number sits at 67%, approximately 8 million people short of the goal, according to the… Read More »
President Joe Biden signaled that he is prepared to make public the intelligence report he commissioned into whether COVID-19 originated naturally or was the result of a Chinese laboratory leak. “Yes, unless there’s something I’m unaware of,” Biden told reporters Thursday of his plan before boarding Air Force One. Biden directed the intelligence community this… Read More »
India’s ban on vaccine exports likely factored into President Joe Biden’s decision this week to ship an additional 20 million COVID-19 vaccines overseas. By mid-March, vaccine facilities in India had produced over 60 million doses shipped worldwide. But the Indian government began restricting those exports as the coronavirus surged in India in late March. With… Read More »
The Biden administration’s call to waive patent rights for coronavirus vaccines sparked vociferous opposition from drugmakers and pharma industry groups, which quickly claimed the move will discourage future drug research and do little to increase supply. Activists, who have pressured the administration for months on the issue, argue a waiver is needed to begin removing… Read More »
President Joe Biden unveiled his proposal for federally mandated paid parent, family, and personal illness leave as part of his second massive infrastructure package, estimated to total about $ 1.8 trillion. Biden’s paid leave proposal in the American Families Plan would cost about $ 225 billion over 10 years and would be paid for via… Read More »