Chris Klomp is the Marco Rubio of the Department of Health and Human Services.
He’s the Medicare director, Trump’s drug price negotiator and, since February, Health Secretary Kennedy’s most powerful aide. Here’s my story on his outsized role: https://t.co/lCBTeFnW7D
Have confirmed that this morning, Pfizer CEO @AlbertBourla signed on to industry letter in support of FDA’s authority to regulate medicines in the wake of mifepristone decision, the first large pharma company CEO to do so: https://t.co/bBKbdMkLa6
So we're all supposed to "prepare for blizzard conditions" just because the scientific establishment and the media say so? And anyone who says it will be sunny and 70 is canceled?
All's I'm saying is, lots of $ changing hands in snow shovel industry. Do your own meteorology.
@shiramstein This story shook me to my core, Shira. Have you heard any talk among experts about whether vaccinated pregnant people should get booster shots?
@kathleen_dailey @WheelerLydia This article also sent me into a panic and this is the best option I could find that wasn't 1 ounce and $59237 https://t.co/MY97Vcnzpe
Na’ryen Cayou is only 16, but has been homeless twice -- first during Hurricane Katrina, then again this year after his family was evicted. What do Katrina and covid have in common? Both disasters hit Black people harder than other groups.
https://t.co/pek22jnMgu via @khnews
News for people tracking Medicare coverage of Biogen's Alzheimer's Drug. CMS is initiating a National Coverage Analysis and seeking public comment.
The expected completion date is 9 months away: 04/12/2022
https://t.co/JGP5GUVa27
"I know everybody’s anxious because FDA is such an important position," @SecBecerra told @shiramstein today. "whoever gets to step in as the full-time is gonna be credentialed and ready to lead."
https://t.co/rLtnyIY4lo
Takeaways from the House and Senate hearings with @SecBecerra and top HHS nominees today:
- We look forward to working with each other on many things
- We've enjoyed recent conversations on said things
- Above all we thank each other for the question/the answer
Back on the videos-about-what's-next train: this week, it's a curosory discussion of vaccine pricing after a pandemic. If you want to go deeper, there's an @joinClubhouse room on the topic that I've been talking about incessantly ... today 1 p.m. ET
https://t.co/BV0jhvra4a
“These watches are collecting data in an environment akin to an exam room” — but HIPAA doesn't apply to health data collected by wearables. Ever-smart @erbrod on a bill trying to close that gap https://t.co/16DF6ef7Pw