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Even as the COVID emergency declaration ends, 200 to 300 Americans die every day from the virus and new variants continue to emerge.

Thursday marks the end of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency, with the US Department of Health and Human Services pointing to improved metrics.

The state of emergency is over and that will affect everything from from free vaccines and tests to food assistance programs.

The Departments of Labor, Treasury, and Health and Human Services (the "Departments") recently released guidance for group health plans on required preventive services coverage.

Over-the-counter COVID-19 tests will require paying out of pocket.

With the depletion of the federal-purchased supply of COVID-19 vaccines, treatments and tests and end to the public health emergency on the horizon, this document provides an overview of the implications of these changes for access to these products by payer.

This brief provides an overview of the major health-related COVID-19 federal emergency declarations that have been made since early on in the pandemic, summarizes the flexibilities triggered by each, and identifies the implications for their ending, related to coverage, costs, and payment for COVID-19 testing, treatments, and vaccines; Medicaid coverage and federal match rates; telehealth; access to medical countermeasures through FDA emergency use authorization (EUA); and other Medicaid, Medica...

In todays Research Roundup for May 8, 2023, we highlight some of the most interesting reads in global health research and development from the past week.

In a March 2023 ruling, a Texas federal district court vacated all actions taken by the Departments of Labor (“DOL”), Health and Human Services (“HHS”), and Treasury (collectively, the...

The vaccine could be available as early as later this year.