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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Healthcare CEOs top list of compensation for S&P 500

Healthcare CEOs topped the list of executive compensation in 2015 with a 7 percent increase from the previous year.

HHS: Providers can’t use Patient Safety Act to prevent patient access to data

New guidance from HHS’s Office of Civil Rights and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality clarified that providers can’t use the Patient Safety Act to stop patients who believed they were harmed from obtaining records about their care.

New Republican healthcare bill keeps parts of ACA while repealing mandates

Rather than attempting to fully repeal the Affordable Care Act, a new proposal from two Republican members of Congress would keep certain provisions while getting rid of mandates on individuals to have insurance and for employers to provide it.

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Minn. county complains about cost of 'ineffective' IT system

Hennepin County, the most populous county in Minnesota, said it will be forced to hire 92 new employees because of new requirements involving the MNSure health insurance exchange, which the county labels “an ineffective system,” reported the Minneapolis Star-Tribune.

State news roundup: Vt. mandates vasectomy coverage, Medicaid expansion dead in Okla.

Here are some highlights of healthcare news from Vermont, Oklahoma, Minnesota and Arizona.

Telemedicine may take advantage of Supreme Court ruling on med boards

Individual members of state medical boards can be sued for antitrust violations thanks to the Supreme Court’s decision in North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners v. Federal Trade Commission, which has now led to at least five such suits against health licensing boards across the country,

CMS: Small, rural practices can ‘soon’ apply for $100M in technical MACRA assistance

Seeking to ease the fears for small and rural practices of being penalized under the new Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS), CMS plans to soon release its request for proposals for the $100 million in technical assistance provided for those practices.

Syphilis patients may be most affected by penicillin shortage

Pfizer’s “unanticipated manufacturing delay” involving the recommended treatment for syphilis will pose problems for the growing number of patients with the sexually transmitted infection.

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Cardiovascular Business
FDA says years-long tirzepatide shortage is resolved, will give limited leeway to compounders

The tirzepatide shortage that first began in 2022 has been resolved. Drug companies distributing compounded versions of the popular drug now have two to three more months to distribute their remaining supply.

AI in Healthcare
From Capitol Hill to a hospital near you? 5 federal recommendations for healthcare AI policy

The 24 members of the House Task Force on AI—12 reps from each party—have posted a 253-page report detailing their bipartisan vision for encouraging innovation while minimizing risks. 

Cardiovascular Business
Merck spends up to $2B to license new weight loss drug with potential heart benefits

Merck sent Hansoh Pharma, a Chinese biopharmaceutical company, an upfront payment of $112 million to license a new investigational GLP-1 receptor agonist. There could be many more payments to come if certain milestones are met.