Policy and Legislation
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services also announced it would give $450 million to the biotech company Regeneron to manufacture and supply the company's antibody treatment.
The department is partnering with eTrueNorth and the local communities to perform up to 5,000 tests per day in each city.
HHS is expected to renew the Public Health Emergency before it expires in July, tweeted Michael Caputo, HHS's assistant secretary for public affairs
The reduction is linked to a federal court ruling that established annual deadline-based targets.
The administration claims the law is unconstitutional without the individual mandate.
A federal judge today sided with the Department of Health and Human Services and rejected providers' claims.
Before the three-phase plan can be executed, hospitals should ensure adequate screening and testing capacity as well as access to PPE.
Citing historical injustices, the hospitals pledged action to combat a health system rife with racial inequities.
Communicating information and building health system capacity are among the cornerstones of safe economic reopenings.
Most Americans, regardless of gender, race, income or political identity, believe drug prices will rise.