House Dems: Federal Abortion Ban Would Destroy Communities Of Color

The over-sized impact a GOP-proposed federal ban on abortion could have on communities of color is the latest talking point by Democrats as lawmakers and the Biden administration key in on abortion access as a major campaign issue leading up to the midterm elections. Both the economy and abortion access top Democrats’ priorities for the midterms in November, according to a late August survey from Pew Research Center. Nearly 60% of all registered voters say the issue of abortion will...
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Abortion Roundup
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Inside CMS - 10/06/2022
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Vol. 25, No. 40
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Bridget Early
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Dorothy Mills-Gregg
Jessica Karins
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HEALTH AUTO EMAIL
Congress
Health Equity


Amylyx Exec: PHOENIX Trial ‘Not A Formal Commitment’ For Relyvrio Approval

Weeks after an Amylyx executive promised to pull Relyvrio if a post-market clinical trial doesn’t confirm the amyotrophic lateral sclerosis drug works, the executive said conducting that clinical trial, called PHOENIX, is “not a formal commitment,” but a company spokesperson said Amylyx stands by its promise to stop selling the drug if PHOENIX fails. Amylyx executives held a Sept. 30 call with investors during which they announced they will charge about $158,000 a year for the drug, less than the...
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Daily News
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drug-trial
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InsideHealthPolicy.com
FDA Issue: 
FDA Week - 10/07/2022
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Vol. 28, No. 40
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Inside CMS - 10/06/2022
CMS Volume: 
Vol. 25, No. 40
Author: 
John Wilkerson
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ISSUE: INSIDE CMS
ISSUE: FDA WEEK
Rx Drugs

HHS May Write Rule To Prevent Algorithmic Health Discrimination, Protect Consumers

HHS hopes to write a rule banning the use of algorithms with built-in bias or discriminatory outcomes, HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra said, as part of a broader Biden administration effort to increase the safety and equity of artificial intelligence tools that affect consumers, such as location apps that have been used by abortion prosecutors. The White House on Tuesday (Oct. 4) released a new document called “ Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights ” which outlines what consumers should...
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Inside Telehealth Daily News
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InsideHealthPolicy.com
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Jessica Karins
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HHS May Write Rule To Prevent Algorithmic Health Discrimination, Protect Consumers

HHS hopes to write a rule banning the use of algorithms with built-in bias or discriminatory outcomes, HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra said, as part of a broader Biden administration effort to increase the safety and equity of artificial intelligence tools that affect consumers, such as location apps that have been used by abortion prosecutors. The White House on Tuesday (Oct. 4) released a new document called “ Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights ” which outlines what consumers should...
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Daily News
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HIT
telehealth
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InsideHealthPolicy.com
FDA Issue: 
FDA Week - 10/07/2022
FDA Volume: 
Vol. 28, No. 40
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Inside CMS - 10/06/2022
CMS Volume: 
Vol. 25, No. 40
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Health Exchange Alert Weekly Report - 10/12/2022
HEA Volume: 
Vol. 10, No. 41
Author: 
Jessica Karins
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ISSUE: INSIDE CMS
ISSUE: FDA WEEK
Health-Exchange-Alert
Mid Day E-mail
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Medical Devices

Telehealth Rose From May To June In Most U.S. Regions, FAIR Tracker Says

National telehealth use among privately insured patients increased from June to July after a declined from May to June, FAIR Health’s tracking tool for medical claims reported Monday (Oct. 3), increasing in three of the four U.S. census regions but falling in the northeast. “Overall, national telehealth utilization increased 1.9 percent from June to July, after declining 3.7 percent from May to June, rising from 5.2 percent of medical claim lines in June to 5.3 percent in July,” FAIR Health...
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Inside Telehealth Daily News
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InsideHealthPolicy.com
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Jessica Karins
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