NEW: Pressure from lawmakers and advocates is growing on President Joe Biden to safeguard abortion patients’ data.
“The best time to have taken forceful action...would have been the day Dobbs leaked. The second best time is now,” said .
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From : In a first of its kind lawsuit, the FTC is cracking down on GoodRx for sharing customer health data with third parties like Facebook:
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Jon DeLena of DEA says at hearing that agency is "very close" on rules.
"We want to ensure that Americans have access to telehealth, and it has to be done in a way that's safe, and has guardrails that prevent from overprescribing, misprescribing and diversion"
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No Democrats join GOP in House vote to end public health emergency. More details on how it went down:
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The White House's accelerated announcement of its Covid PHE end date does the job and keeps House Dems in line twitter.com/CraigCaplan/st
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Some of the chaos/confusion of last night seems to have receded
Dems still on edge about Title 42 -- but may not have answers til SCOTUS decision this summer
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Few Dems are expected to vote for the bill coming up on the House floor in a few ending the COVID emergency. Those who might've supported it are now wary of Title 42 implications.
Rep. Cuellar told me: Even though I want to vote yes, I’ll be voting no because of Title 42.“
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Few Dems are expected to vote for the bill coming up on the House floor in a few ending the COVID emergency. Those who might've supported it are now wary of Title 42 implications.
Rep. Cuellar told me: Even though I want to vote yes, I’ll be voting no because of Title 42.“
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New: tells me that it will be releasing proposed regulations on virtual prescribing of controlled substances "shortly"
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. raises concerns about misuses of controlled substances prescribed via telemedicine.
"Let's fix the telehealth diversion of controlled substances."
. told me before the vote that Republicans would have a Senate vehicle to end the emergency in case the Biden administration doesn't do so before the May 11 date it said it would.
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Scoop: House Veterans’ Affairs chair wants to pause the VA's electronic health records rollout until improvements are made
Some news in Future Pulse: told me she's working with to strengthen HIPAA to protect abortion access
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DPD investigators are attempting to identify the individuals involved in the theft of this penguin sculpture. A group allegedly stole the sculpture from a hotel in the 100 block of North Corcoran Street. If you have any information, call police.
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The statement was referencing what would happen if there was an “abrupt” end to the emergency like House Republicans have proposed
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The administration’s statement on PHE end yesterday referenced the controlled substances issue: “Finally, millions of patients, including many of our nation’s veterans, who rely on telehealth would suddenly be unable to access critical clinical services and medications”
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Can't name them all but some others:
— Telehealth as an excepted benefit
— A string of CMS payment codes for telehealth is set to wind down
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Some of the policy consequences of Covid emergency ending:
— Potential end of eased prescribing for controlled substances (for opioid use disorder treatment and more)
— HIPAA enforcement discretion winding down
— Possible end of free OTC Covid tests for Medicare beneficiaries
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The WH will release its budget on March 9, it says in a memo ahead of tmrw’s Biden-McCarthy meet.
Also signals Biden will press McCarthy on GOP’s plans for laying out their own budget and spending cut proposal
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New: The WH had planned to announce its May 11 end date for the Covid PHE next week.
But it accelerated things after House Republicans proposed measures immediately ending the PHE — and amid worries Democrats would feel pressured to support it.
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On today's Pulse Check, I break down the latest Covid-19 vaccine news with in less than 10 minutes. An easy, enjoyable start to a week of health care news thanks to our genius producer
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TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew will testify before in March on privacy, data security and platform’s impact on kids, committee says
. of Florida will serve as health subcommittee chair.
Says telehealth, "patient-oriented system" and "working to save and strengthen Medicare" are priorities.
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Scoop: Senate Finance chair Ron Wyden is looking to expand on his 2018 chronic care package. Details for pros:
An interesting narrative is emerging around how regulators and lawyers are thinking about harms caused by tech companies. Instead of talking about content, the conversation has shifted to algorithms.
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. told me some of his priorities as subcommittee chair and talked telehealth. Details for pros:
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Here are the Dem slates for the A committees, per aide
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Also says there will be five (!) committee hearings next week
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. chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers pledges an “all hands on deck” approach to curbing illegal sales of fentanyl on social media platforms.
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BREAKING: A North Carolina doctor is suing over the state's restrictions on abortion pills, saying they're preempted by the FDA's rules around the drugs. The case sets up a major state-federal struggle over access to the medication.
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Scoop: The CDC is creating a new office to tackle its data modernization initiative. and I have new details on leadership and more for Pros:
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My work at taught me first and foremost that well-done graphics are often better than written words at conveying information. This beautiful table from on top health care lobbying spending reminds me of that:
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With Roe gone, sets its sights on national restrictions on abortion.
The march's new route to the Capitol and the chants I heard made it clear: “1, 2, 3, 4, Roe v. Wade is out the door. 5, 6, 7, 8, now it’s time to legislate.”
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McCarthy on the debt ceiling:
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President Biden: I accept your invitation to sit down and discuss a responsible debt ceiling increase to address irresponsible government spending.
I look forward to our meeting.
Lots of health experts agree public messaging about Covid was a weak point in the overall response. And few big changes have been made at this point.
But new strategies are emerging with some success — giving clues of what could be coming.
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NEW: WH attacks Trump for calling for the jailing of the reporter ( or ) who got the SCOTUS leak.
“Calling for egregious abuses of power in order to suppress the Constitutional rights of reporters is an insult to the rule of law"
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Cybersecurity is national security. Let’s treat it with the urgency it deserves in 2023.
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