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…
Learn MoreThe 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…
Learn MoreH5N1 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…
Learn MoreThe 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 MoreThe 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…
Learn MoreThe 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…
Learn MoreHealth 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…
Learn MoreThis 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…
Learn MoreResearch 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…
Learn MoreThis 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…
Learn MoreThe 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…
Learn MoreThe 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…
Learn MoreUsing 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…
Learn MoreThis 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…
Learn MoreThe 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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