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03.16.22
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Biden Signs Methamphetamine Response Act
MedPAC Releases March Report To Congress
Pfizer Submits EUA Application For Booster Dose
Rural Health Clinics: 2022 Updates
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Tuesday, March 29
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Staff Contact: Shawn Billings
President Bident signed into law the Methamphetamine Response Act, which requires that the government declare methamphetamine an “emerging drug threat” and that the Office of National Drug Control Policy develop, implement and make public, within 90 days of enactment, a national response plan.
Staff Contact: Andrew Wheeler
MedPAC released a report to Congress that includes information about inpatient and outpatient PPS hospital Medicare margins and recommendations about FFY 2023 market basket increases. The following are highlights from the report.
Staff Contact: Kara Amann-Kale or Keri Barclay
Pfizer and BioNTech submitted an application for EUA of a second booster dose of its COVID-19 vaccine for adults ages 65 years and older who have received an initial booster of any authorized COVID-19 vaccine. Real-world data indicate infection rates were two times lower and severe illness rates were four times lower for individuals who received a second booster compared to those who only received one booster dose.
The FDA and CDC must authorize use of boosters for this population before administration can begin. Separately, the FDA Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee is convening in April to discuss considerations for 2022 booster shots; however, a date for that meeting has yet to be set.
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USE: Now available on the Quality Reporting Center is an interactive Facility Compare Tool, which displays facility and state-specific data published as part of the Hospital Outpatient and Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality Reporting Programs. This tool allows users to compare their hospital’s specific rates to a single facility, group of facilities, city or state.
