Dr. Rachel Levine (courtesy Biden transition team)
President-elect Joe Biden announced this week that he had nominated Dr. Rachel Levine to be the assistant secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Levine would be the first openly transgender person to be confirmed to a federal appointment by the U.S. Senate. Dr. Rachel Levine will bring the steady leadership and essential expertise we need to get people through this pandemic – no matter their ZIP code, race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability – and meet the public health needs of our country in this critical moment and beyond, said Biden in a statement.
Biden poised to undo Trump alternatives to Obamacare plans Print this article
As the Biden administration looks to make its mark on healthcare, one policy it is likely to overturn is President Trump’s 2018 executive order loosening rules for short-term health insurance policies, an effort to provide alternatives to Obamacare plans that Democrats described as sabotage.
While such policies account for a small part of the health insurance market, it is likely indicative of healthcare policy battles to come during the Biden administration, pitting liberal groups who want to defend and build upon Obamacare against conservative groups who want more free-market alternatives.
A sprawling series of barbed-wire barricades surround the U.S. Capitol, and so many members of the National Guard are camped out inside they’re sleeping on floors.
While bracing for the possibility of more violence in Washington and beyond, Democrats are urging swift confirmation of President-elect Joe Biden’s national security team.
There’s one obvious problem, however: Before the storming of the Capitol that left five dead and a nation aghast and on edge, Alejandro Mayorkas, Biden’s choice to lead the Department of Homeland Security, was facing one of the toughest confirmation fights of any Biden nominee. And concerns about him among Republicans have not dissipated along with the tear gas.
California Attorney General Becerra, Los Angeles County Enter into Groundbreaking Settlements to Protect the Rights of Youth in the Juvenile Justice System Published: Monday, 18 January 2021 05:52
January 18, 2021 - SACRAMENTO – California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, Los Angeles County, and the Los Angeles County Office of Education last week entered into
settlements to improve the conditions and education services in the county s juvenile halls. The settlements come after a California Department of Justice (DOJ) investigation and work to address serious deficiencies regarding the treatment and conditions of confinement of youth in juvenile detention in the county, as well as concerns regarding the inadequate provision of education services to justice-involved youth. As a result of the investigation, the County of Los Angeles including its Probation Department, Department of Mental Health, and Department of Health Services and the Los Angeles County Office of Ed
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On November 30, 2020, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) published a final rule (“Final Rule”) that removes safe harbor protection under the discount safe harbor to the federal Anti-Kickback Statute (“AKS”) for certain pharmaceutical rebates and creates two new safe harbors governing certain pharmaceutical manufacturer price reductions at the point of sale (“POS”) and certain pharmacy benefit manager (“PBM”) service fees.[1] While the new safe harbors become effective January 29, 2021, the removal of the discount safe harbor has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2022.[2] The Final Rule, if fully implemented, will have a significant impact on drug supply chain stakeholders operating under Medicare Part D, including health plans, PBMs, pharmaceutical manufacturers, drug wholesalers, and pharmacies.