FDA Continues to Stonewall Veterinarians, Owners on Canine DCM Will presumed incoming Commissioner Califf root out regulators responsible for Agency muzzling following pressure from farm state senators and lobbyists?
FDA continues to stonewall on DCM. Will incoming Commissioner Califf root out regulators responsible for muzzling Agency following pressure from farm state senators and lobbyists?
The Canine Review’s FOIA request has now been submitted at least half a dozen times and, at this point, to every communications officer on the FDA’s payroll, CVM Director Solomon, and Acting Commissioner Woodcock. However, the information being requested here is information that the FOIA Improvement Act of 2016 law requires government agencies to make available on their websites proactively. Moreover, the Biden Administration has made transparency, especially regarding health and science data, a key priority. And the veterinary community has been asking the CVM to update this information since last year….
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Nationwide is cutting its losses–literally. The company’s 90%-reimbursement, unlimited pet insurance offering has been deep-sixed, spokeswoman Karen Davis confirmed to TCR. The genesis of the decision, although seemingly crystallized in recent company statutory filings with state insurance regulators (see below), is not somthing Nationwide CEO Kirt Walker would comment on when asked. Now, consumers can take their pick between 50% or 70% reimbursement levels. And, they can take the $10,000 annual limit whether they like it or not.
