#HHS Secretary: UAB decision to pause IVF treatment will have ‘heart-wrenching consequences’

#HHS Secretary: UAB decision to pause IVF treatment will have ‘heart-wrenching consequences’

Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra decried the recent University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) health care system’s decision to pause in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatments Wednesday. “I’ve long made clear that overturning Roe was just the beginning of the attacks on women’s health, privacy, & autonomy — and that’s exactly what we…

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#Biden administration looks to avoid vaccine hiccups as COVID-19 treatment coverage goes commercial

#Biden administration looks to avoid vaccine hiccups as COVID-19 treatment coverage goes commercial

The Biden administration is looking to avoid hiccups in the rollout of new COVID-19 vaccines as it begins shifting coverage of coronavirus treatments to the private market. Private insurance companies will need to start covering treatments beginning Wednesday, but the federal government’s supply will remain available for providers to order and distribute from until it…

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