Policy and Legislation
Dr. Thomas Keane, assistant secretary for technology policy and national coordinator for health IT at HHS, outlines his office's recent work on issuing and finalizing rules aimed at improving health information exchange.
Decision follows 15-state lawsuit over the elimination of seven childhood vaccines from their recommended status.
Eliminating seven childhood vaccines from their recommended status will make children sicker and strain state resources, court documents say.
A strong MFN law could be a meaningful step toward bringing U.S. prices in line with those paid by other high-income countries, says Patients for Affordable Drugs Now.
Michael Dalton, Ovatient founder and CEO, says the CMS-led Rural Health Transformation Program will only succeed if funds are used to build new value-based, virtual-first models for providing care to rural communities.
Scott Rossignol with eHealth Exchange and others will address what providers and payers need to know at HIMSS26.
HHS made the announcement in its Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2027 Proposed Rule.
HHS could potentially restart the administrative process for such a program.
HHS is looking at how the care plan is supporting the patient, says Sandy Griffiths, senior product manager for Homecare Homebase.
Patients can see the discounted prices on TrumpRx.gov, but the site does not currently sell the drugs.