In a move aimed at keeping people covered through reduced healthcare costs, Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) have introduced legislation that would make Affordable Care Act (ACA) premium tax credits permanent.

The Department of Health and Human Services’ Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR) and the U.S. Postal Service are once again offering free COVID-19 tests. Four tests at no cost are now available through COVIDtests.gov.

Average premiums for both the Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D prescription drug programs will decrease next year, driven by regulatory reforms and key provisions from the Inflation Reduction Act, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

The Department of Health and Human Services has announced funding for antibiotic research and development using Generative AI. The stop Emerging Threats (TARGET), through the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H), will use genAI to speed the discovery and development of new classes of antibiotics to combat antimicrobial resistance (AMR).