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. 

ACA exchange exits leave more rural areas with one insurer

At least 650 counties are set to have only one insurer to choose from in 2017, up from 225 in 2016.More than

Supreme Court kicks ‘contraceptive mandate’ cases back to lower courts

The Supreme Court won’t rule on challenges by non-profit religious hospitals, colleges, and charities that the Affordable Care Act’s so-called “contraceptive mandate” violates religious freedoms

Oklahoma reconsidering Medicaid expansion

Republican leaders argue Medicaid "rebalancing" isn't the same as what was initially offered under the Affordable Care Act.

Ex-HHS official: HIPAA must keep up with mobile health

The federal regulatory environment has not kept pace with the progress of mobile health, which is driven by consumers who expect to have all sorts of information, including health data, on their phones, said Jeffrey Dunifon, an associate attorney at Baker & Mckenzie who previously was an investigator at the Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights.

HHS finalizes anti-discrimination rule

HHS clarifies that protections against gender discrimination included in the Affordable Care Act apply to gender identity.

FDA changes warning label on fluoroquinolones

Safety review of the drugs associated their use with “disabling and potentially permanent serious side effects” involving tendons, muscles, joints, nerves and the central nervous system.

What we know about Republicans’ ACA replacement

New proposal would include changes to Medicare and Medicaid, but won't be released as actual legislation ahead of the Republican National Convention.

Patients use ProPublica database to find painkiller prescriptions

The investigative news outlet announced its database to track the prescribing habits of doctors has been used by some to find addictive painkillers.

Around the web

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

These companies were already part of the Johnson & Johnson family, but they had still retained their previous brand names. Now, each one is officially going by Johnson & Johnson MedTech. 

The sensors of certain FreeStyle Libre 3 devices are producing inaccurate glucose readings and should not be used. Two patient injuries have been reported. Abbott first reported the problem in July. 

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