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. 

DOJ targets COVID-related healthcare fraud

One official described it as the 'largest-ever coordinated law enforcement action' of its kind.

GE Healthcare solution, billed as a 'unified approach to patient monitoring,' gains FDA clearance

GE Healthcare received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its patient monitoring platform, Carescape Canvas.

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Supreme Court delays final decision on abortion pill for 2 more days

A common abortion pill, mifepristone, is still in grave danger of being pulled off the market. 

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Cano Health separates leadership roles following board member exits

The news comes just days after three former board members penned an open letter to all Cano Health shareholders discussing their concerns about the company.

Supreme Court halts restrictions on abortion pill

The Supreme Court has stepped in to block a Texas-based federal judge’s order that pulled back the approval of mifepristone.

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Outcome Health execs convicted in $1B fraud scheme

Three former executives from Outcome Health, a health technology startup company based in Chicago, have been convicted by a jury in a fraud scheme amounting to approximately $1 billion.

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DOJ to appeal abortion pill case to Supreme Court

“The Justice Department strongly disagrees with the Fifth Circuit’s decision in Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. FDA to deny in part our request for a stay pending appeal,” Attorney General Merrick Garland said April 13.

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Political climate leads to loss of labor and delivery services

Bonner General Health, based in Sandpoint, Idaho, alerted the public about the upcoming discontinuation of labor and delivery services.

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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. 

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. 

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