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Policy and Legislation

By HIMSS TV | 04:21 pm | October 29, 2019
Dr. Donald Rucker, chief of the Office of the National Coordinator for Healthcare Information Technology, discusses the rollout of the 21st Century Cures Act and the opportunities it provides for health tech startups.
By Jeff Lagasse | 04:13 pm | October 28, 2019
While optional Medicare for All is popular among voters, many are wary of breaking from the traditional private insurance system.
By Susan Morse | 03:05 pm | October 28, 2019
In total, Affordable Care Act insurers in a class action lawsuit will receive over $1.5 billion in damages from 2017 and 2018.
By Susan Morse | 03:26 pm | October 23, 2019
President Trump, who was supposedly trying to sabotage the ACA, has been better at running it than President Obama, who wrote the law, says HHS Secretary Alex Azar.
By HIMSS TV | 08:32 am | October 22, 2019
Prince Court Medical Centre's Dr. Kuljit Singh discusses efforts to self-regulate drug price control with Malaysia's unique healthcare payment landscape.
By HIMSS TV | 10:11 am | October 21, 2019
Germany must focus on evolution over revolution in its efforts to advance healthcare digitally, but true value can only be realized with close stakeholder collaboration, says Armin Scheuer, HIMSS VP of international business development.
By Jeff Lagasse | 11:50 am | October 17, 2019
The FDA is also approving greater numbers of complex generic drugs, which are more difficult to replicate and traditionally lack competition.
10:41 am | October 17, 2019
Different states have different methods for identifying 340B drugs billed to programs, findings showed.
By Susan Morse | 06:39 pm | October 16, 2019
A limited public option that largely preserves employment-based insurance would have only a small impact, while Medicare for All is an existential threat, Moody's says.
By Jeff Lagasse | 03:46 pm | October 15, 2019
Only 18% of the executives surveyed at U.S. healthcare companies say they are "very familiar" with new regulations.