Emergent BioSolutions’ top brass is headed to the Hill amid a congressional probe into the company’s pandemic manufacturing contracts and production errors. The CDMO has been in the crosshairs ever since a production snafu at its Baltimore plant ruined up to 15 million Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine doses. The next phase of the investigation will see Emergent founder… Read More »
TUCKED INTO the covid-19 relief bill that President Biden signed Thursday was perhaps the most significant health-care reform policy to pass Congress since the 2010 Affordable Care Act (ACA). It is a major down payment on Mr. Biden’s promise to build on that law, also known as Obamacare, and move the nation closer to universal… Read More »
[embedded content] Voters ranked health care as the top issue facing the country after the midterms, according to CBS News exit polling. KHN senior correspondent Sarah Jane Tribble joined “Red and Blue” anchor Elaine Quijano to discuss how Republicans and Democrats are responding to the American public’s call to action — with a focus on… Read More »
In a week dominated by Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation battle and the partisan divisions it exposed, the Senate also showed it’s still capable of bipartisan achievements. The Senate on Wednesday passed sweeping legislation to address the opioid crisis by a 98-1 vote. The proposal, which passed the House by a margin of 393-8, is expected… Read More »