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. 

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States sue Biden over COVID vaccine mandate

President Joe Biden is facing major backlash following a COVID-19 vaccine mandate.

 

November 9, 2021

Justice Department charges Arkansas man in $100M COVID scam

An Arkansas man who owned or managed several diagnostic testing laboratories has been indicted on healthcare fraud charges in connection with $100 million in false billings.

 

November 9, 2021
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Many nationally recognized cancer centers are not complying with price transparency rules

The lack of cooperation may be hindering efforts to rein in cancer costs and improve affordability, oncology experts explained recently.

November 1, 2021
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UnitedHealthcare sues hospital staffing firm TeamHealth, alleging $100M in fraudulent claims

The insurance giant alleged that 62% of claims involving the highest-paying ED codes didn't match medical records, according to documents filed Wednesday.

October 28, 2021
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DOJ alleges Kaiser Permanente defrauded Medicare of $1 billion

Kaiser maintains it has done nothing wrong and said it plans to "strongly" defend against lawsuits alleging otherwise.

October 27, 2021
Limiting salt is a common recommendation for patients hoping to improve their heart health or lose weight. According to a new analysis of more than 1,700 patients, however, going too far with such restrictions can lead to worse outcomes. 

FDA hopes new guidance will prove ‘one of the most significant public health nutrition interventions in a generation’

Aimed at food manufacturers, chain restaurants and food service operators, the document offers target sodium levels for some 163 categories of processed, prepared and packaged foods.

October 14, 2021
Telehealth patient. Telecardiology saw a major boost with during the COVID and many health systems now want to keep this care delivery tool post-pandemic.

Telemedicine has improved access to healthcare

Healthcare access has improved thanks to advances and higher adoption of telemedicine.

 

October 7, 2021

AMA releases 2022 updates to medical coding

The American Medical Association has released its 2022 updates to the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code set.

 

September 7, 2021

Around the web

More than 5,000 U.S. physicians joined forces to launch the new group. They say they are focused on limiting private equity's involvement and influence in healthcare. 

Just 10.5% of U.S. physicians said they view private equity ownership in healthcare in a positive light. 

Kate Hanneman, MD, explains why many vendors and hospitals want to lower radiology's impact on the environment. "Taking steps to reduce the carbon footprint in healthcare isn’t just an opportunity," she said. "It’s also a responsibility."

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