Policy and Legislation

The coming year is going to show where AI's practical use cases are going to be in healthcare, say editors from HIMSS Media brands Healthcare Finance News, Healthcare IT News and MobiHealthNews.  

At the HIMSS25 global conference in March, Muhammad Babar, management information systems officer for the Ministry of Health in Pakistan, will speak about strengthening health information systems in Pakistan amid a nationwide push for digitization.  

Stripped out of the final bill is a provision to prevent the 2.8% Medicare pay cut to physicians.

The FTC is not targeting private equity or trying to impede investment in healthcare, it's just looking at anticompetitive conduct, says John Saran, a partner at Holland & Knight.  

CMS says the excess costs of the program were "unprecedented" in CMS Innovation Center models.

The continuation of flexibilities for telehealth and acute hospital care at home rides on federal spending bill.

The defendant is alleged to have knowingly treated Texas residents despite not being a licensed Texas physician.

The agency warned against misrepresenting a health plan's costs and benefits, citing consumer complaints.

The bipartisan legislation would prevent dual ownership of PBMs and pharmacy assets.

The Trump Administration will likely focus on reinforcing private sector leadership and also public and private partnerships. says Cliff Steinhauer, information security and engagement director at the National Cybersecurity Alliance.