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Regenerative Medicine And Advanced Therapies
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) interviewed officials from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and eight stakeholder organizations selected for representation across the occupational areas GAO identified for…
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Generic Drugs: Stakeholder Views on Improving...
The Orange Book Transparency Act of 2020 includes a provision for GAO to review Orange Book patent listings for drug-device combination products, including the implications of these listings for generic…
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H5N1 Avian Influenza Situation Update and Threat...
H5N1 has received significant attention in mainstream media and the scientific community over the past three months, though it is not a new virus. Recent outbreaks in mink farms appear…
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COVID- 19 Relief: Funding and Spending as of Jan....
The federal government has provided about $4.6 trillion to help the nation respond to and recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. Tracking federal spending is complex—especially at this unprecedented magnitude. The…
Learn MoreHow Pharmacy Benefit Managers, Impact Taxpayers...
The National Taxpayers Union (NTU) reviews what Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBM) do and how they make money in today’s healthcare system. This report analyzes the six taxpayer-friendly PBM reform policies…
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Compendium of Graduate Medical Education...
The American Medical Association (AMA) continues to focus on ways to improve graduate medical education (GME) to ensure medical students have the opportunity and support to fulfill training requirements and…
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2023 Health Equity Outlook Report
Health equity is an aspirational goal whereby all people experience similar health outcomes regardless of race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, education, neighborhood, or other potentially disadvantaging social and structural determinants of…
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Bracing for Superbugs: Strengthening Environmental...
This report describes One Health’s response to antimicrobial resistance and provides evidence that the environment plays a key role in the development, transmission and spread of AMR. Prevention is at…
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Public Health Preparedness HHS Could Improve...
Research involving pandemic pathogens are crucial to ensure the nation’s ability to prepare for, respond to, and recover from public health threats. A number of incidents and research projects have…
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Snapshot: How the Department of Health and Human...
This report provides a snapshot of key U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) accomplishments from the past year that support the health and well-being of everyone living in…
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Pandemic Origins: Technologies and Challenges for...
The GAO (Government Accountability Office) was asked to conduct a technology assessment on pandemic origins. GAO’s technology assessment sought to explore how emerging technologies, such as advanced genomics, could be…
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Pandemic Origins: Technologies, Challenges, and...
The GAO was asked to conduct a technology assessment on pandemic origins. This paper summarizes their January 2023 technology assessment and describes: (1) Key technologies available for pandemic origin investigations…
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COVID-Related Restrictions on Entry into the...
Using Section 265 authority (also known as “Title 42”) during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the executive branch’s attempt to repeal the Title 42 restrictions on entry, have been…
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Oversight of Gain of Function Research with...
This paper describes the scope of GOF research on pathogens, the history of concerns about such research, the potential benefits and risks of conducting such research, U.S. oversight mechanisms for such…
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Preparing for and Preventing the Next Public...
The Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis has been investigating the effectiveness, efficiency, and equity of the nation’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. This report reflects the culmination of their…
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