After President Biden signed the $1.9 trillion bill into law two weeks ago, analysts across the political spectrum warned about the risk of inflation. But the Administration is powering through: the White House is now working on a $3 trillion bill that would fund infrastructure, as well as a number…

Last week, I flagged Amazon’s quiet expansion to 21 states (AHDoHN #21.9.). This week, the news of Amazon’s announcement to that effect made headlines. This could disrupt the way healthcare is delivered, especially since Amazon plans on expanding to all 50 states starting this summer. In this edition, you will…

Yesterday was the one-year anniversary of the WHO’s global pandemic declaration. For the occasion, President Biden gave his first primetime address since moving into the White House. According to Washington Post columnist Josh Rogin, it’s also been three years since diplomats first warned about the research on bat coronaviruses conducted…

State legislative sessions are in full swing, and yet all eyes are fixed on the U.S. Capitol as the House COVID-19 Relief Bill passed the House with the exclusive support of Democrats and, with a few amendments, is likely to be passed by the Senate in the coming days. In…

Last week, I mentioned a story about a potentially astonishing number of health records having been breached in 2020. …

Cybersecurity threats became a salient issue in the healthcare industry toward the end of 2020. I’m reading that in January alone, almost one million patient records were breached, and another report says that as many as 21 million medical health records were hacked in the second half of 2020. All…

Aside from a $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package going around Congress, this week’s healthcare news stories were somewhat less exciting than they have been in recent times — no complaints! No news is good news. …

A flood of executive orders (some with a connection to healthcare) and the GameStop frenzy stole the headlines this week, yet there has been much movement with regard to healthcare. In this edition, you will read about #16.1. a decade of misuse of federal funds meant for vaccine development, #16.2…

The new President was sworn in on Wednesday, which warrants a special edition of A Healthy Dose of Healthcare News focused on the new administration’s top healthcare people and policy priorities. In this special edition, you will read about nominations to key federal health roles, President Biden’s first executives orders…