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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Aetna, Cigna waive costs of coronavirus testing for members

Health insurers are jumping on board to provide free diagnostic and telemedicine services to members at high risk of having the new coronavirus, COVID-19.

March 6, 2020

Net prices of drugs have jumped 60% since 2007

The prices of prescription drugs have risen 60% over an 11-year period, as have discounts that widen medical gaps, according to a new study published in JAMA.

March 5, 2020
Medical societies are asking Congress to be involved in Medicare reform efforts.

$8.3B package for coronavirus approved

Congress approved an $8.3 billion package to fight the spread of coronavirus and respond to the growing crisis.

March 5, 2020
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FTC receives support––and pushback––for interfering in hospital merger

The healthcare industry has voiced its support and pushback after the FTC sued to block a merger between two hospital systems in Philadelphia.

March 3, 2020

Supreme Court will take up ACA lawsuit

The Supreme Court will listen to the legal challenge to the Affordable Care Act that has been working its way through the lower courts. The court made its decision to hear the case Monday, March 2.

March 2, 2020

FTC plans to kill a hospital merger

The FTC is moving to block a proposed merger between Jefferson Health and Einstein Healthcare Network, two Philadelphia-based health systems. The two entities have a combined annual revenue of $5.9 billion.

February 28, 2020

HHS mitigates coronavirus risks, asks for $2.5B in funding

The Trump administration recently asked Congress for $2.5 billion in funding to address the outbreak of the disease as the number of cases continues to grow worldwide.

February 26, 2020

CMS may increase accreditation control

CMS Administrator Seema Verma is once again putting pressure on Medicare accrediting organizations that certify healthcare providers for reimbursement under the federal healthcare program.

February 26, 2020

Around the web

Half a year after President Biden officially directed federal agencies in the executive branch’s bailiwick to “seize the promise and manage the risks” of AI, the White House has posted a status report.

U.S. physicians often receive payments from medical device manufacturers and pharmaceutical companies. New research in JAMA found a connection between receiving such payments and using specific devices—should the industry be concerned? 

Five of the largest U.S. medical societies focused on cardiovascular health are one step closer to seeing their paradigm-shifting proposal become a reality.

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