Policy and Legislation

Mar 12 | Susan Morse

HHS $87.1 billion budget includes funding to end opioid epidemic, HIV

HHS Secretary Alex Azar announces appointments of two officials in wake of resignation of FDA Commissioner Scott…

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Mar 11 | Beth Jones Sanborn

American Medical Association urges more time for detailed feedback on ONC, CMS information blocking rules

Moving too quickly could lead to unintended consequences that could negatively…

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Mar 08 | Susan Morse

Bill proposes to extend Medicare and Medicaid rebate rule to commercial market

The bill and HHS rule would increase premiums by 25 percent, as insurers use the rebates to lower premiums,…

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Mar 06 | Susan Morse

Planned Parenthood, American Medical Association, 22 states, D.C., sue HHS over Title X final rule

Gag order prevents Title X providers from telling pregnant patients how and where they can…

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Mar 06 | Beth Jones Sanborn

Scott Gottlieb lauded for tough stance on tobacco and vaping, approval of new drugs at FDA

Policy experts and providers said his charge in the face of the tobacco industry and work to speed…

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Mar 05 | Mike Miliard

FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb to step down

At the Food and Drug Administration, the physician and venture investor promoted policies focused on innovating approaches to population health,…

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Mar 05 | Beth Jones Sanborn

White House Domestic Policy Council director warns hospitals to address surprise bills

Joe Grogan told listeners at the Federation of American Hospitals' annual conference to get on top…

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Mar 05 | Susan Morse

Cat bite bill of $48,000 due mostly to rabies vaccine highlights struggle over high drug prices

Health insurance covered a majority of the $48,512 bill; $46,422 of that was for one rabies…

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Mar 04 | Jeff Lagasse

Approaches, public policies that could help health insurance coverage expand through public plans

For a number of approaches, the paper examines where the plan would operate and who would be…

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Feb 28 | Susan Morse

Medicare for all: Don't rip health system apart and start from scratch, insurers and providers say

Government has a history of slashing provider payments for government health programs;…

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