As researchers begin to understand more about the Zika virus, the CDC is updating its recommendations for the public based on new information. On Sept. 30, the agency changed its guidelines to recommend couples wait at least six months from the last possible exposure to Zika before trying to become pregnant. 

Some 179 members of Congress have accused CMS of overstepping its authority in making bundled payment models, like one for cardiac episodes, mandatory without getting their approval.

A flurry of legislative activity in California in September included several new laws that will impact healthcare in the state.

More than 100 scientists met in California to find a solution to the increasingly research-thwarting problem of unreliable antibodies, according to NPR. 

CMS has finalized its rule updating requirements for long-term care facilities participating in Medicare and Medicaid, the first such update since 1991.

The New England Journal of Medicine invited both major presidential candidates to write articles about their healthcare policies, but only one took the editors up on the offer.

The months-long battle in Congress over funding to help combat the Zika virus has ended, as both the House and Senate approved a $1.1 billion package Sept. 28 as part of a larger government spending bill.

Before prescribing potentially addictive drugs, California physicians will be required to check whether patients have gotten the same drugs from other doctors in the state.