Joyce Frieden

'Congress needs to know there is no 'care' in Medicare if there are no doctors'

But a specialized line for LGBTQ+ youth callers may be dropped

Committee unanimously agreed on the JN.1 lineage but differed on the exact strain

FDA staff didn't specify a preferred strain, but WHO recommended keeping last year's formulation

Democrats also target HHS secretary about his stance on vaccines

Upside-only models don't provide enough incentive for change, according to CMMI chief Abe Sutton

States will save money on the bill, staffers say, but healthcare groups disagree

At one large health system, it's saving time and increasing doctors' satisfaction

But another senator expressed support for cuts in NIH grant overhead

The current program creates 'perverse incentives,' they say