
What We’re Reading: More COVID-19 Vaccine Doses Purchased; Revisiting Medicaid Work Requirements; Tax Deductions in Opioid Settlement
The Biden administration purchases an additional 200 million coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine doses; the president plans to revoke Medicaid work requirements; companies seek billion-dollar tax deductions in opioid crisis settlement.
More COVID-19 Vaccine Doses Purchased
HHS and the Department of Defense (DOD) have purchased an additional 200 million doses of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines from Moderna and Pfizer, bringing the nation’s total combined purchase to 600 million doses. With the new total, the government now has the capacity to vaccinate 300 million people, while each company will deliver 300 million doses in regular increments through the end of July 2021, according to a
Revoking Medicaid Work Requirements on Biden Agenda
The Biden administration plans to notify states today it is seeking to revoke Medicaid work requirements approved by former president Donald Trump, Politico
Companies Seek Tax Deductions in Opioid Settlement
Although Cardinal Health, Johnson & Johnson, Amerisource Bergen, and McKesson all agreed to pay a combined $26 billion to settle claims regarding their roles in the opioid crisis, the 4 companies plan to deduct some of those costs from their taxes and regain around $1 billion each, according to a Washington Post
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