Abbreviations
FDA
Food and Drug Administration
The pharmaceutical industry spent (more/less) in lobbying in the first 3 months of 2024 compared with the same period in 2023
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State that voted this week to repeal their 1864 abortion ban
Arizona
There is currently a staffing crisis in this healthcare role
Nursing
HHS
Health and Human Services
This company is reducing benefits in its Medicare Advantage program
CVS
USDA is testing cows and ground beef for this flu
Bird flu
Agency targeting disability discrimination this week
HHS
CMS
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
President Joe Biden announced this week he was going to delay an FDA rule to ban...
Menthol cigarettes
Health group recently involved in a cyber attack
UnitedHealthGroup/Change healthcare
The CDC warned this group is at greater risk of bird flu exposure
Dairy farmers/workers
FTC
Federal Trade Commission
Impactful new FDA rule this week regulates...
Laboratory-develop tests as medical devices
Environmental research group in hot water for not complying with federal rules during the pandemic
EcoHealth Alliance
Senator who was quoted saying UnitedHealthGroup should compensate providers- “We have hospitals that are pulling on a line of credit, are you going to pay that interest? Are you going to reimburse that?”
Sen. Marsha Blackburn
ADA
-- Aged/Disabled Adult waiver
-- American Dental Association
-- Americans with Disabilities Act
Branded drug lobby who appealed to 5th circuit court this week over Medicare drug price negotiation program
PhRMA
also acceptable: Bristol Myers Squibb and Jansenn (rejected by NJ district court on Monday)
Mayor Eric Adams signed 2 bills on Wednesday intended to provide extra protection for...
FDNY’s emergency medical technicians and paramedics
This agency is dealing with an electronic records rollout issue that is billions over budget and tied to 1,100 safety incidents
VA