Policy & Regulations

This channel includes news coverage of healthcare policy and regulations set by Congress, the states, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and medical associations and societies. 

Hearings scheduled to consider single-payer healthcare in N.Y.

Six public hearings are scheduled to explore state legislation that would establish single-payer health insurance throughout New York, reports Ithaca Journal. 

December 4, 2014

U.S. healthcare spending growth slowest since 1960

U.S. healthcare spending rose 3.6 percent in 2013, which is the slowest rate on record since 1960, reports The Hill. 

December 4, 2014

HealthCare.gov’s small business insurance marketplace goes live

A year after postponing the launch of the small business part of HealthCare.gov, it has gone live with reports of only modest technical flaws, reports Washington Post.

December 2, 2014
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CMS to issue draft ACO regulations

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is expected to publish draft regulations to revise and expand the use of accountable care contracts under the Medicare Shared Savings Program, reports Modern Healthcare. 

December 1, 2014

Burwell calls for transparency following enrollment data error

Health & Human Services Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell is calling for “a culture of increased transparency” after Affordable Care Act enrollment data accidentally were inflated with dental plan customers, according to Bloomberg Businessweek.

November 25, 2014

Obama sued by House Republicans over ACA

Republications in the House of Representatives have filed a lawsuit against President Obama over the Affordable Care Act, reports Los Angeles Times.

November 22, 2014

DOJ recovers $2.3B in false claims

The Department of Justice has recovered $2.3 billion from alleged healthcare fraud schemes during fiscal year 2014, reports Modern Healthcare. 

November 22, 2014

CMS launches new data and analytics office

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid has formed a new Office of Enterprise Data and Analytics, which will help the agency better harness its vast data resources, reports Clinical Innovation + Technology.

November 19, 2014

Around the web

The agency is urging healthcare providers to transition away from these devices and seek out alternatives. It is even working with other manufacturers to try and get similar products on the market as quickly as possible. 

Jeffrey Kuvin, MD, one of the leading voices behind efforts to create a new Board of Cardiovascular Medicine, spoke with Cardiovascular Business about where things stand today.

Half a year after President Biden officially directed federal agencies in the executive branch’s bailiwick to “seize the promise and manage the risks” of AI, the White House has posted a status report.

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