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Lawmakers Seek to Address Medicare Vaccine ‘Sticker Shock’

Congress.gov: “H.R.1978 — Protecting Seniors Through Immunization Act of 2021,” “S.912 — Protecting Seniors Through Immunization Act of 2021.” EnergyCommerceHouse.gov: “L.J. Tan, MS, PhD, Chief Strategy Officer, Immunization Action Coalition, Testimony Before the House Energy and Commerce Committee Subcommittee on Health.” Avalere: “Medicare Part D Plans Continue to Require Cost Sharing for Vaccines.” Immunization Action… Read More »

YouTube takes down Xinjiang videos, forcing rights group to seek alternative

The group, credited by international organizations like Human Rights Watch for drawing attention to human rights violations in Xinjiang, has come under fire from Kazakh authorities since its founding in 2017. Serikzhan Bilash, a Xinjiang-born Kazakh activist who co-founded the channel and has been arrested multiple times for his activism, said government advisors told him… Read More »

As Parents Forbid Covid Shots, Defiant Teenagers Seek Ways to Get Them

The Coronavirus Outbreak Latest Updates Maps and Cases The Delta Variant States Behind on Vaccine Goals Vaccine Maps Advertisement Continue reading the main story Supported by Continue reading the main story As Parents Forbid Covid Shots, Defiant Teenagers Seek Ways to Get Them Most medical consent laws require parental permission for minors to get a… Read More »

House reps seek to permanently safeguard audio-only telehealth coverage

Reps. Jason Smith, R-Mo., and Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J., introduced legislation this week to ensure Medicare enrollees have expanded access to telehealth. HR 3447, or the “Permanency for Audio-Only Telehealth Act,” would allow for Medicare coverage of audio-only telehealth services after the COVID-19 public health emergency.   “The COVID-19 pandemic required the U.S. healthcare system to… Read More »

Coronavirus Vaccine: Pfizer Says It Won’t Seek Authorization Before Mid-November

The chief executive of Pfizer said on Friday that the company would not apply for emergency authorization of its coronavirus vaccine before the third week of November, ruling out President Trump’s assertion that a vaccine would be ready before Election Day on Nov. 3. In a statement posted to the company website, the chief executive,… Read More »

Drugmakers seek to reassure public on coronavirus vaccine as concerns grow about political pressure

Lisa Taylor receives a COVID-19 vaccination from RN Jose Muniz as she takes part in a vaccine study at Research Centers of America on August 07, 2020 in Hollywood, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images A group of drugmakers competing to bring a coronavirus vaccine to market plan to issue a public statement as soon… Read More »