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Breakthrough Summit East
conference is happening in New York this week. There’s a great lineup, from CMS Medicare Director Chris Klomp to former FDA Commissioner Rob Califf, and a rare interview with the
godfather of biotech
in between. As always, please send news tips to
John.Wilkerson@statnews.com
or John_Wilkerson.07 on Signal.
Congressional hearings on tap
Jay Bhattacharya is
scheduled to testify
today before the House Appropriations oversight subcommittee. Bhattacharya is the NIH director and
acting CDC director
. He’s appearing in his role as NIH director, but it’s doubtful that Democrats will limit themselves to questions about the NIH, especially after a federal judge dealt a blow yesterday to the administration’s overhaul of vaccine policy. (More on that below.)
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— Source: STAT News (https://www.statnews.com/2026/03/17/rfk-jr-maha-vaccine-policy-rejected-judge-acip-postponed-dc-diagnosis/)
