<ѻý>U.S. Attempts to Get Its Xylazine Problem Under Controlѻý> If a bill to schedule the veterinary sedative becomes law, will that be enough? Dec 30, 2023
<ѻý>On the Health Docket for the Supreme Court's 2024 Termѻý> An alarming agenda with potentially grave consequences for public health Dec 28, 2023
<ѻý>Supreme Court to Weigh in on Abortion Pill Accessѻý> The nation's high court will consider the Fifth Circuit's ruling on mifepristone Dec 28, 2023
<ѻý>It Was a Tumultuous Year for Simone Gold and America's Frontline Doctorsѻý> After an attempted coup, Gold holds on to AFLDS; she's also suing California's medical board Dec 27, 2023
<ѻý>Patients Are Lucky Cigna Dropped Its Plans to Buy Humanaѻý> But Washington should prepare now for the next major merger announcement Dec 27, 2023
<ѻý>988 Lifeline Getting Mostly Good Reviewsѻý> But call routing and adequate staffing remain issues Dec 26, 2023
<ѻý>AI Transparency Rule Has Benefits, but Is Limited, Experts Suggestѻý> Rule aims to make algorithms more fair Dec 21, 2023
<ѻý>FDA Official Blasts Ladapo's Claims About DNA Fragments in COVID Shotsѻý> Peter Marks called Florida surgeon general's mRNA vax criticism "misleading" Dec 21, 2023
<ѻý>'Medicare for All' Candidate in 2024; Exploding MRI Machine; Doc Convicted of Murderѻý> Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ѻý staff Dec 21, 2023
<ѻý>Biden Administration Announces Moves to Cut Drug Pricesѻý> Lower drug copays for Medicare enrollees, price concessions for new COVID treatments spotlighted Dec 14, 2023
<ѻý>Experts Highlight Drug Overdose Deaths Among Seniors During Senate Hearingѻý> Early CDC data suggest the problem is worsening Dec 14, 2023
<ѻý>Experts, Lawmakers Explore Downside of Drug-Price Negotiationѻý> Stifled innovation, reduced access suggested as future challenges Dec 14, 2023
<ѻý>Health Spending Rose 4.1% in 2022, Government Report Saysѻý> But spending on physician and clinical services grew more slowly, at 2.7% Dec 13, 2023
<ѻý>White House Looks to States for Help Reining in Gun Violenceѻý> "No single city, state, or federal agency has a monopoly on good ideas," says official Dec 13, 2023
<ѻý>Five Companies Sign Agreement to Participate in National Health Data-Sharing Networkѻý> Live transactions on the new network have already begun Dec 12, 2023
<ѻý>MedPAC Draft Recommendation Calls for 1.3% Pay Bump for Medicare Cliniciansѻý> Concerns raised about doctors' ability to absorb the increased costs of running their practices Dec 07, 2023
<ѻý>White House Says It Can Seize Certain Drug Patents to Lower Pricesѻý> Draft plan announced along with new efforts against anti-competitive healthcare mergers Dec 07, 2023
<ѻý>GOP Presidential Candidates Spar Over Transgender Care and Fentanyl Policyѻý> The Affordable Care Act and healthcare competition also were discussed at the final GOP debate Dec 07, 2023
<ѻý>Experts, Senators Wrestle Over Thorny Drug Shortage Challengeѻý> Re-shoring, "friend-shoring," stockpiling: how does one solve a problem like drug shortages? Dec 06, 2023
<ѻý>Transplant Advocates Sound Alarm Over Proposed Medicare Test Coverage Policyѻý> Proposed rules would decrease early detection of organ rejection, they say Dec 06, 2023
<ѻý>Jamie Foxx's Health Scare; 23andMe Hacked; Decongestant Probe Announcedѻý> Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ѻý staff Dec 05, 2023
<ѻý>COVID Hospitalizations Rise; DeSantis Targets Obamacare; Why Docs Are Unionizingѻý> Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ѻý staff Dec 04, 2023
<ѻý>Texas Sues Pfizer Over Vax Claims; Dr. Rand Paul to the Rescue; Kid Pneumonia Casesѻý> Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ѻý staff Dec 01, 2023
<ѻý>The Five Things That Worry Lawmakers Most About AI in Healthcareѻý> Could younger HCPs become overly reliant on artificial intelligence? Nov 30, 2023
<ѻý>House Committee Puts CDC Director in the Spotlightѻý> Mandy Cohen, MD, MPH, was asked about viral outbreak in China and agency's internal workings Nov 30, 2023
<ѻý>Medical Staff Credentialing Case Heads to New Jersey Supreme Courtѻý> Neurosurgery practice claims hospital skipped due process to orchestrate its ouster Nov 28, 2023
<ѻý>Biden Administration Announces Actions to Strengthen the Drug Supply Chainѻý> Biden will use the Defense Production Act to increase American production of some medications Nov 27, 2023
<ѻý>Hospitals Say Some Medicare Advantage Plans Are Skirting CMS Rulesѻý> Groups lament stress to enrollees and billions in hospital losses from coverage delays, denials Nov 27, 2023
<ѻý>Days Before Surgery, Clerical Error Cuts Off Patient's Insuranceѻý> Lost in the mix of Medicaid "unwinding" Nov 26, 2023
<ѻý>Doctors, Scientists Boycott Journal for Publishing 'Sadistic' Animal Researchѻý> More than 1,100 experts signed a letter to boycott nutrition journal and its publisher Nov 21, 2023
<ѻý>The Broken Medicare System Is Forcing Physicians Outѻý> Yet another physician pay cut will prevent timely access to care Nov 20, 2023
<ѻý>Shooting at Psych Hospital; Rosalynn Carter Dies; Millions in Medical Debt Canceledѻý> Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ѻý staff Nov 20, 2023
<ѻý>Proposed Methadone Treatment Legislation May Put Patients at Riskѻý> We need evidence-based, safe, and effective solutions Nov 19, 2023
<ѻý>APHA Urges Biden to Call for Immediate Ceasefire in Israel-Hamas Conflictѻý> "This is not a fringe view for public health globally," says one advocate Nov 17, 2023
<ѻý>Senators Discuss Making Medicare's Relaxed Telehealth Rules Permanentѻý> "We have proved the concept," says Sen. Steve Daines Nov 15, 2023
<ѻý>Americans Struggling With Addiction, Mental Health, SAMHSA Survey Showsѻý> Biden administration highlights need for better access to treatment Nov 14, 2023
<ѻý>Trump Wants Dealers Executed; School Closures and Suicide; Double Uterus Pregnancyѻý> Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ѻý staff Nov 13, 2023
<ѻý>AMA Declines to Debate Resolution on Israel-Hamas Conflictѻý> "This issue is too vital for us to evade discussion," one delegate argued unsuccessfully Nov 12, 2023
<ѻý>U.S. to Cover PrEP for Older Americans to Stem the Spread of HIVѻý> Biden administration hopes to catch up with other parts of the world Nov 12, 2023