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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AMA adopts new inclusive policies in policy meeting

The American Medical Association has adopted a handful of new policies to guide its future policy work during its interim meeting, including supporting bans on conversion therapy, inclusive electronic health records, racial pay equity in medicine and medical training related to sexual orientation and gender identity.

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Officials launch investigation into Google, Ascension data project

HHS is looking into a secret project between Google and Ascension after news reports revealed Google was collecting personal health information, including names and birthdates, of millions of U.S. patients under the partnership.

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Providers spend $2.76B annually maintaining directories

Keeping up with accurate provider directories detailing in-network providers comes with a big annual price tag––nearly $3 billion, according to a new report from CAQH.

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Drugmakers could still profit with a $1T loss

Drugmakers are the most profitable industry in the world and would be able to remain profitable after experiencing a $1 trillion loss, according to a report from West Health Policy Center and Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

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Trump reverses planned ban of flavored e-cigarettes

The Trump administration is walking back on its plan to ban flavored e-cigarettes amidst an epidemic of lung illnesses and deaths related to vaping.

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Google canceled release of 100K images after NIH intervention

Just two days before Google was set to release an expansive set of human chest X-ray images, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) called the tech giant to call it off over privacy concerns, the Washington Post reported. Personal information about the patients in the images were still contained in some of the files and could be used to identify patients, NIH told Google.

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Trump admin posts final rule to force hospitals to post prices in 2021

CMS has finalized a rule that will force hospitals to publish a public list of their standard charges for items and services they provide. The rule was originally proposed to take effect in 2020, but the finalized version won’t require the changes until 2021.

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Cleveland Clinic receives $261M donation

Cleveland Clinic has received its largest gift ever, a $261 million distribution from the Lord Foundation of Ohio, the nonprofit academic medical center disclosed Nov. 13.

Around the web

The FTC alleges that pharmacy benefit managers have set up a system where they get rich, while patients are forced to pay rising insulin costs. The agency also called out drug manufacturers such as Eli Lilly, Sanofi and Novo Nordisk, saying their own actions have raised serious concerns.

In the post-COVID era, wages for permanent RNs are rising, and wages for travelers are decreasing. A new report tracked these trends and more. 

Two medical device companies have announced a transaction that could shake up the U.S. electrophysiology market. 

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