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NIH Director confirmation in jeopardy |
President Biden's pick to lead the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will need at least one Republican vote to advance through the Senate Health Committee after chairman Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said he would oppose her. |
"Dr. Monica Bertagnolli is an intelligent and caring person, but has not convinced me that she is prepared to take on the greed and power of the drug companies and health care industry and fight for the transformative changes the NIH needs at this critical moment," Sanders said in a statement. "I intend to vote NO at her confirmation hearing on Wednesday." Democrats hold only a one-seat majority on the panel. No committee Republicans have publicly said they would support her. Sanders last week held a confirmation hearing for Bertagnolli, after refusing for months to hold a hearing until the Biden administration provided concrete plans for lowering prescription drug costs. He relented in September after the federal government reworked a contract with drug company Regeneron for a new COVID-19 therapy. During the hearing last week, Bertagnolli told Sanders she would "commit to working to make sure that the benefits of our research are affordable and available to all the American people," but declined to get into specifics. On Monday, Sanders called for an investigation into the NIH's recent decision to grant an exclusive patent license for a cervical cancer treatment to an "obscure" pharma company linked to a former NIH employee. In a statement to The Hill, the White House praised Bertagnolli without addressing Sanders's vote. "Dr. Bertagnolli is a world-class physician-scientist whose vision and leadership will ensure NIH continues to be an engine of innovation to improve the health of the American people," a White House official said. "We look forward to continuing to work with the Senate to get Dr. Monica Bertagnolli confirmed quickly." |
Welcome to The Hill's Health Care newsletter, we're Nathaniel Weixel and Joseph Choi — every week we follow the latest moves on how Washington impacts your health. |
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How policy will be impacting the health care sector this week and beyond: |
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| Meta was hit with several state-led lawsuits on Tuesday alleging the technology company designed and deployed features on its platforms that are harmful to the mental health of young users. Here’s four things to know about the lawsuit: What is the Meta lawsuit? A group of 32 attorneys general filed a complaint in the Northern District of Columbia accusing Meta, the parent company of Instagram and Facebook, of engaging … |
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Meta is facing state-led lawsuits over allegations of knowingly designing and deploying features on its platforms that harmed young users' mental health. A bipartisan coalition of 33 attorneys general filed a complaint Tuesday in the Northern District of California alleging Meta, the parent company of Instagram and Facebook, used deceptive and unlawful conduct in creating platforms they say are "directly contributing" to the … |
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Upcoming news themes and events we're watching: |
- A House Energy and Commerce subcommittee on Wednesday will look at long-term care legislation
- The Senate Aging Committee will hold a hearing Thursday on therapies for serious, progressive diseases
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Tennessee faces federal lawsuit over decades-old penalties targeting HIV-positive people |
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — LGBTQ+ and civil rights advocates on Tuesday filed a federal lawsuit challenging Tennessee’s aggravated prostitution statute, arguing that the law stems from the decades-old AIDS scare and discriminates against HIV-positive people. The sweeping complaint details how Tennessee is the only state in the United … | |
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Local and state headlines on health care: |
- Lubbock becomes largest Texas county to outlaw abortion-related travel (Dallas Morning News)
- Audit: Maryland could be on the hook for $1.4B due to poor health department accounting (The Baltimore Banner)
- State officials launch new program to promote housing stabilization in Michigan communities (CBS News)
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Health news we've flagged from other outlets: |
- Millions of rural Americans rely on private wells. Few regularly test their water. (KFF Health News)
- Medical exceptions to abortion bans often exclude mental health conditions (The 19th News)
- GOP Rep wants to cut waistlines—and the U.S. budget—with Ozempic (The Daily Beast)
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House Republicans will gather Tuesday evening to hear another round of pitches from potential Speakers just hours after House Majority Whip Tom Emmer’s … Read more |
| House Majority Whip Tom Emmer’s (R-Minn.) Speakership nomination collapsed in extraordinary fashion on Tuesday, surviving only four hours and … Read more |
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