Back To School Edition: COVID-19 Vaccines & Mask Mandates
This week, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted Pfizer full approval for its COVID-19 vaccine. Schools around the country also started to reopen for the 2021-2022 school year. With schools r...
27 Aug 202114min
Inside the Historic Boost for SNAP Food Assistance
This week, the Biden administration updated its Thrifty Food Plan, which is used to calculate Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits.The analysis led to an increase in the average S...
20 Aug 202110min
The Public Transit-Health Connection
This week, the US Senate approved the sweeping Bipartisan Infrastructure Plan. The bill includes a $39 billion investment in public transit to report aging infrastructure across the US.Public transpor...
13 Aug 202113min
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill - What's in it for Health Care
Last week, President Joe Biden and his administration released more detail on the Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.While a lot of focus has been given to provisions, such as the $66 b...
6 Aug 202110min
COVID-19: The Latest on Federal Mask Guidance and Vaccine Mandates
This week has seen considerable movement in the effort to curb the COVID-19 pandemic from the federal level.On Tuesday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated its mask guidance, ...
30 Jul 202113min
Behind the Pages: July 2021 Issue on Borders, Immigrants & Health
In July, Health Affairs published an issue dedicated to borders, immigrants, and health. A public health crisis is unfolding along and inside the US-Mexico border. Immigrants arriving at the US border...
23 Jul 202112min
New Biden Executive Order Targets Hospital Mergers & Drug Pricing, Renews Antitrust Focus
Last week, the Biden Administration unveiled a sweeping executive order, focused on promoting competition in the US economy. With Lina Khan as the new chairperson of the Federal Trade Commission, the ...
16 Jul 202114min
No Surprises Act: Known Impacts on Surprise Medical Bills & What's Next
Last week, the Biden administration issued an interim final rule to implement critical components of the No Surprises Act (NSA).Building on the Affordable Care Act, the NSA includes new patient protec...
9 Jul 202114min
