Stephanie Armour
Wall Street Journal
Washington, DC, United States
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Millions of People Booted From Medicaid After Pandemic
State efforts to pare health-program rolls—and paperwork problems—have caused many people to lose coverage. → Read More
U.S. Becomes Transgender-Care Outlier as More in Europe Urge Caution
Republicans seize on European doubts over medical interventions to call for restrictions. → Read More
Some Cancer Patients Must Travel Hundreds of Miles for Medication
The health emergency’s end means independent cancer doctors can’t send prescriptions directly to their Medicare patients. → Read More
Medicare Plans to Cover Alzheimer’s Drugs
Biogen and Eisai’s Leqembi is up for full approval this summer. → Read More
Anthony Fauci Plans to Retire by End of Biden’s Term
Anthony Fauci, the infectious-diseases expert who has helped steer the nation’s response to Covid-19 through two administrations, says he will step down by the end of President Biden’s term in January 2025. → Read More
Democrats Move Ahead on Drug-Pricing Piece of Broader Climate and Tax Agenda
Talks continue between Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Sen. Joe Manchin on package that includes climate-change and tax provisions. → Read More
U.S. Supply of Effective Covid Antibody Drug Dwindling
The last doses of the drug, one of a few found to reduce the risk of severe disease even after Omicron, will be used up in late August unless Congress approves more pandemic funding, administration officials say. → Read More
Can We Develop a Covid-19 Vaccine That Lasts?
New variants have weakened the protection of the current shots, which require unpopular boosters. Scientists and the White House are exploring options for more durable protection, but success could take years. → Read More
Biden to Halt Covid-19 Test Requirement for Air Travelers to U.S.
Health officials have determined testing is no longer necessary as of Sunday based on available science and data. They will reassess the decision in 90 days. → Read More
U.S. Prepares to Distribute Covid-19 Shots to Children Under 5
Vaccinations could begin later in June if shots from Moderna and Pfizer are authorized by the Food and Drug Administration. → Read More
Democrats Push to Extend Health-Insurance Subsidies Ahead of Midterms
Millions will find out this fall that their health-insurance premiums are set to rise substantially. That has spurred a lobbying campaign to persuade Congress to extend financial help. → Read More
Biden Administration to Continue Pandemic Health Emergency
The de facto extension means Covid-19 health provisions like expanded Medicaid could continue into fall. → Read More
White House Warns of Fall, Winter Surge Without Additional Covid-19 Funding
The Biden administration said without new pandemic funding from Congress, a million Americans a day could develop Covid-19 during the fall and winter. → Read More
Covid Pills to Become More Widely Available
The Biden administration plans to expand access to free treatments that can help Covid patients avoid hospitalization. → Read More
Biden to Propose Change to Affordable Care Act to Extend Subsidies for Families
Some people unable to afford health insurance for their families would be able to get Affordable Care Act subsidies under a proposal by the Biden administration aimed at shoring up the Obama-era law. → Read More
Biden Administration Launches Website Aimed at Adapting to Covid-19 Risks
The site, Covid.gov, will help people find information such as local masking guidance and where to get free masks and vaccines, part of the Biden administration’s shift toward mitigation policies. → Read More
FDA Authorizes Second Covid-19 Booster Shot for Older Adults
Under the authorization, adults 50 years old and up can get the shots at least four months after a first booster dose. → Read More
U.S. Healthcare Spending Slowed in 2021 After Covid-19 Surge
Spending is projected to have increased 4.2% in 2021, following a pandemic-fueled rise of 9.7% in 2020, report finds. → Read More
Biden Administration to Stop Reimbursing Hospitals for Covid-19 Care for Uninsured
Some people without health insurance will begin getting bills for Covid-19 treatments and testing after the Biden administration Tuesday starts winding down a federal program that reimburses providers for virus-related care for the uninsured. → Read More
Biden’s Plans for Second Covid-19 Boosters Threatened by Funding Impasse
White House has eyed another round of shots in the fall, but Congress hasn’t appropriated money officials say is needed to buy doses → Read More