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. 

CMS long-term care rule blocked by federal judge

A rule banning nursing homes from requiring residents to sign contracts requiring pre-dispute arbitration has been temporarily blocked by a federal judge.

Recondo Technology Closes $16 million Funding Round to Support Exponential Growth to Power the Healthcare Revenue Cycle

Greenwood Village, CO—November 3, 2016—Recondo Technology, the market leader in cloud-based single-platform revenue cycle management solutions, announced today that it closed an additional $16 million in debt and capital funding to support and accelerate the company’s future growth curve. Lehmi Ventures led the round, with Bridge Capital serving as the debt partner.

Opinion: Marijuana could curb reliance on opioids for pain relief

Esther K. Choo, MD, MPH, and colleagues urge for a universal standing on cannabis as the solution to the opioid epidemic.

New dry-powder asthma inhaler receives FDA clearance

Propeller Health, a producer of digital products for respiratory medication, has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance to market the GSK's Ellipta inhaler and platform, a treatment for asthma featuring a patented dry-powder inhaler.

Opioid poisonings skyrocket in American youths

America is in the grips of an epidemic, this epidemic isn’t driven by a mysterious virus but rather a drug being prescribed every day. Opioid use has increased at an unprecedented rate, leading to addictions and overdoses among the masses, and those effected aren’t limited to adults.

Sutter Health seeks to prevent self-insured companies from suing over prices

Sacramento, California-based Sutter Health is being accused of strong-arming companies into waiving their rights to sue the 24-hospital system, according to KQED.

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Q&A: Deloitte's Andreaa Balan-Cohen on moving physicians towards value-based care

Some 94 percent of executives at provider organizations say they’re on the path towards value-based care, according to the Deloitte Center for Health Solutions, but only 27 percent say they’ve completed some stage of that transition. What may be holding the transformation back is how physicians are compensated.

Mylan settlement ‘irresponsible,’ says West Virginia Attorney General

The $465 million settlement over claims Mylan profited off an improper CMS classification of its EpiPen autoinjector isn’t good enough, according to West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrissey.

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CMS finalized a significant policy change when it increased the Medicare payments hospitals receive for performing CCTA exams. What, exactly, does the update mean for cardiologists, billing specialists and other hospital employees?

Stryker, a global medtech company based out of Michigan, has kicked off 2025 with a bit of excitement. The company says Inari’s peripheral vascular portfolio is highly complementary to its own neurovascular portfolio.

RBMA President Peter Moffatt discusses declining reimbursement rates, recruiting challenges and the role of artificial intelligence in transforming the industry.