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The first stages of the implementation of the Medicare prescription drug benefit will be overseen by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services acting Deputy Director Leslie Norwalk

AstraZeneca's CEO and other leaders from COVID-19 vaccine companies will face some tough questions in Brussels, but the European Commission wants to put differences behind it and solve the vaccine supply problem as soon as possible.