<ѻý>On Anniversary of Roe Decision, Biden Tells Congress: 'Let Doctors Do Their Job'ѻý> Administration promises EMTALA enforcement, better access to birth control Jan 22, 2024
<ѻý>What Would a Second Trump Presidency Look Like for Healthcare?ѻý> A recap of the former president's record on healthcare Jan 21, 2024
<ѻý>Q&A: Talking Prior Authorization With Rep. Suzan DelBeneѻý> The Washington congresswoman also discusses home dialysis, Medicare cuts Jan 19, 2024
<ѻý>Informatics Expert Presses Congress for Long COVID 'Moonshot'ѻý> But one senator questioned NIH's progress: agency is "forming committees and praying about it" Jan 19, 2024
<ѻý>Physicians Don't Always Understand the FDA Approval Process, Survey Findsѻý> Most preferred two or more randomized trials as evidence required for approval Jan 19, 2024
<ѻý>I Understand Why Defense Secretary Austin Kept His Prostate Cancer Quietѻý> But opening up can help reduce stigma and inform the public Jan 18, 2024
<ѻý>CMS Issues Final Rule on Prior Authorizationsѻý> The rule, which doesn't apply to commercial insurers, sets time limits on responses Jan 17, 2024
<ѻý>Kate Middleton Hospitalized; Sen. Paul Urges Prison for Fauci; COVID Back in Classѻý> Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ѻý staff Jan 17, 2024
<ѻý>Docs Need Inflation-Adjusted Medicare Pay Increase in 2025, MedPAC Members Sayѻý> Draft recommendation also calls for added pay to take care of low-income beneficiaries Jan 16, 2024
<ѻý>Trump and GOP Rivals' Positions on Major Healthcare Issuesѻý> Here's where the top candidates stand on abortion, the ACA, and gender-affirming care Jan 16, 2024
<ѻý>The Sackler Family Can Act Today to Compensate Opioid Overdose Victimsѻý> But it appears unlikely they will take this course of action Jan 14, 2024
<ѻý>Medicare Doc Payment Fix Bill Moving Along, GOP Doctors Caucus Co-Chair Saysѻý> Rep. Greg Murphy, MD, is hoping for action within a week Jan 12, 2024
<ѻý>COVID Takes Center Stage at Trump Town Hallѻý> Former president also calls for compromise on abortion "to win elections" Jan 11, 2024
<ѻý>Want to Get More Healthcare Bills Passed? Fix the Filibuster, Suggests a Senatorѻý> Merkley and former aide propose new rules for debating legislation Jan 11, 2024
<ѻý>Dining Out? Check the Bill for a 'Health Insurance' Surchargeѻý> Restaurant took heat for adding a 4% surcharge to cover employees' healthcare costs Jan 10, 2024
<ѻý>Is President Biden a Super-Ager?ѻý> Experts say "age is a number, not a quality" -- even for the president Jan 10, 2024
<ѻý>Columbia's Sex Abuse Cover-Up Tops This Year's Shkreli Awardsѻý> Other "winners" include non-profit hospital CEO's $35M salary, doc's needless vascular surgeries Jan 10, 2024
<ѻý>Deadly VA Clinic Lapses; Asthma Drug Risky in Kids; Invisible HHS Secretary?ѻý> This past week in healthcare investigations Jan 10, 2024
<ѻý>Trump-Era Conscience Rule Rescinded; Lloyd Austin's Cancer; Sinead O'Connor's Deathѻý> Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ѻý staff Jan 10, 2024
<ѻý>Fauci Grilled by Subcommittee; Vaccine Sales Plunge; Nanoplastics in Waterѻý> Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ѻý staff Jan 09, 2024
<ѻý>It's High Time to Protect Farmworkers From Heat-Related Illness and Deathѻý> Reauthorizing the Farm Bill can offer essential protections Jan 07, 2024
<ѻý>FDA Approves Florida's Proposal to Import Prescription Drugs From Canadaѻý> Drugmakers say they're "considering all options" in response Jan 05, 2024
<ѻý>Sidney Wolfe, Co-Founder of Public Citizen's Health Research Group, Dies at 86ѻý> Wolfe was instrumental in getting dangerous drugs banned from the market Jan 02, 2024
<ѻý>Lessons From the Chemotherapy Shortages: Invest in Genericsѻý> We need more sustainable solutions to ensure treatment access Dec 31, 2023
<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