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. 

An interactive diagram for the carotids and arteries of the brain for interventional reporting shown by Fujifilm at HIMSS 2023. Photo by Dave Fornell

CMS changes coverage policy for carotid stenting to make it more widely available

A group of interventional cardiologists, neurologists and vascular surgeons successfully petitioned Medicare to change its coverage determination for carotid stenting procedures.

October 18, 2023

Costco sued over sharing health data with Meta

Costco is accused of using the Meta Pixel tracker to share sensitive information about its customers with the social media giant.

October 11, 2023
man in prison behind bars

Lab owner confesses to $359M fraud involving COVID tests

A married couple operating a lab in California admit to billing Medicare for unnecessary rapid COVID tests.

October 9, 2023
pediatric emergency readiness

How poised is your state to handle a disaster with mass pediatric casualties?

Illinois, New Jersey and Tennessee are the only states in the country to mandate emergency preparedness for pediatric patients.

October 3, 2023
Social Distancing

Masking, social distancing ‘do not reduce and may enhance’ subjective well-being in the pandemic-wary

Regardless of effectiveness or lack thereof, pandemic-response measures like masking and social distancing give many people a sense of being better off with them than without them. 

September 28, 2023
Judge bangs gavel

Florida nurse convicted in $200M Medicare fraud scheme, could spend decades in prison

Elizabeth Hernandez signed thousands of orders for unnecessary genetic tests and orthotic braces for patients she had not even examined, according to the DOJ.

September 25, 2023
Illustration of cardiologists going through the certification process. American College of Cardiology President B. Hadley Wilson, MD, discussed why the ACC and other leading cardiology groups are so eager to create a new, independent medical board. This has been a long-term goal for many years, he said, and now it may become a reality. 

Q&A: A closer look at the push in cardiology for a new, independent American Board of Cardiovascular Medicine

American College of Cardiology President B. Hadley Wilson, MD, discussed why the ACC and other leading cardiology groups are so eager to create a new, independent medical board. This has been a long-term goal for many years, he said, and now it may become a reality. 

September 22, 2023
hospital price transparency comparison shopping

Hospital pricing puzzlers—whether inadvertent or intentional—uncovered in study co-authored by Mark Cuban

Patients browsing shoppable hospital services often get one price online and another over the phone, new research shows.

September 21, 2023

Around the web

The ongoing rise of private equity continues to be one of the biggest topics in modern healthcare. 

Tracking private equity acquisitions can be challenging, but that didn't stop researchers from exploring the last decade of activity in cardiology. "It will be critical to monitor the effects on procedural utilization, quality and outcomes for patients with CVD,” the group wrote. 

Cardiovascular Associates of America, backed by Webster Equity Partners, currently includes practices in eight different states. Its partner cardiologists now have preferred access to multiple cloud-based services provided by Athenahealth. 

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