U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a coronavirus response news briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., July 21, 2020. Leah Millis | Reuters President Donald Trump said Tuesday that his administration is “in the process of developing a strategy” to combat the coronavirus pandemic, adding that that plan of action has “developed as… Read More »
Dive Brief: The Trump administration proposed a rule Friday to allow some group health plans grandfathered under the Affordable Care Act to raise out-of-pocket costs for enrollees but still allow them to have health savings accounts. Such plans must not discriminate against enrollees with pre-existing conditions, but are exempt from many other ACA regulations. If… Read More »
The Food and Drug Administration has rescinded authorizations for hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine, promoted by President Trump as coronavirus treatments, as evidence begins to show the drugs may be harmful. “We now believe that the suggested dosing regimens for [ hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine] as detailed in the Fact Sheets are unlikely to produce an antiviral effect,”… Read More »
“We’re also using a sterilization process ― some great equipment that will sterilize masks up to 20 times per mask. So that’s like ordering 20 times more masks.” – President Donald Trump at an April 23 White House briefing. This story was produced in partnership with PolitiFact. This story can be republished for free (details).… Read More »
Health in 2 Point 00 Mar 3, 2020• Today on Health in 2 Point 00, Jess is singing as we are finally back with a two-part episode to cover the deals over the past couple weeks! On part A of Episode 110, Jess and I begin with Trump as he is set to speak at… Read More »