Health Insider Former CDC chief warns ‘many will suffer’ from cuts to mRNA vaccine development Taylor O’Bier
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced Tuesday that the Department of Health and Human Services will cancel $500 million worth of contracts for vaccine development projects that are using mRNA technology. Experts have said the decision is “unfathomable.” This particular type of vaccine, short for “messenger ribonucleic acid,” is credited with slowing the 2020 […]
Senate Confirms Monarez as CDC Director
By a vote of 51-47 on Tuesday evening, the Senate confirmed Susan Monarez, PhD, as the next director of the CDC. The vote fell along party lines, with 51 Republicans voting for the nominee and all 45 Democratic senators and two Independent senators voting no. Two senators, Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), did […]
Removal of prior authorization for certain mental health services signed into law
Gov. JB Pritzker signed off Tuesday on a plan that will remove prior authorization for outpatient and partial hospitalization for mental health services deemed medically necessary.
Raoul sues HHS over sharing of Medicaid data with deportation officials
Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined colleagues Tuesday to sue the Department of Health and Human Services over sharing the state’s Medicaid data with the Department of Homeland Security to support the Trump administration’s deportation efforts.
IDFPR announces next wave of licenses for new online system
The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation said Tuesday that 21 additional licenses have been added to its new online system.
Health Insider CDC eliminates COVID-19 vaccine recommendations for children, pregnant women Scripps News Group
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced Tuesday that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has removed COVID-19 vaccinations from the list of recommended vaccines for healthy children and pregnant women. The announcement comes after the Food and Drug Administration stated there is insufficient evidence that healthy individuals under 65 would […]