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Policy and Legislation

By Beth Jones Sanborn | 03:26 pm | March 11, 2019
Moving too quickly could lead to unintended consequences that could negatively impact patient privacy, physician burden, the AMA said.
By Susan Morse | 04:06 pm | March 08, 2019
The bill and HHS rule would increase premiums by 25 percent, as insurers use the rebates to lower premiums, AHIP says.
By Susan Morse | 04:56 pm | March 06, 2019
Gag order prevents Title X providers from telling pregnant patients how and where they can access abortion safely and legally, lawsuit says.
By Beth Jones Sanborn | 02:58 pm | March 06, 2019
Policy experts and providers said his charge in the face of the tobacco industry and work to speed drug approvals has improved public health - but one group attacked his tenure, citing FDA's decision on a powerful opioid.
By Mike Miliard | 06:00 pm | March 05, 2019
At the Food and Drug Administration, the physician and venture investor promoted policies focused on innovating approaches to population health, opioids, chronic disease, AI and precision medicine.
By Beth Jones Sanborn | 05:11 pm | March 05, 2019
Joe Grogan told listeners at the Federation of American Hospitals' annual conference to get on top of surprise bills or the government will step in.
By Susan Morse | 03:16 pm | March 05, 2019
Health insurance covered a majority of the $48,512 bill; $46,422 of that was for one rabies immune globulin injection.
By Jeff Lagasse | 03:37 pm | March 04, 2019
For a number of approaches, the paper examines where the plan would operate and who would be eligible.
By Susan Morse | 03:20 pm | February 28, 2019
Government has a history of slashing provider payments for government health programs; Medicare and Medicaid reimburse providers less than the cost of delivering care, AHA says.
By Susan Morse | 05:28 pm | February 26, 2019
End rebates for both Medicare and commercial plans, and they will lower list prices, pharmaceutical executives say.