<ѻý>Supreme Court Appears Skeptical of Challenge to Abortion Pill Accessѻý> One of the main obstacles for the plaintiffs is to demonstrate they have the legal right to sue Mar 26, 2024
<ѻý>Medicare Debuts Another Primary Care-Focused Accountable Care Modelѻý> Primary Care Flex will pay ACOs a monthly fee to be given to primary care practices Mar 26, 2024
<ѻý>Out-of-Pocket Insulin Caps Boost Savings -- But Not Insulin Useѻý> Proposed national $35 insulin cap would help some patients, researchers say Mar 25, 2024
<ѻý>Medical Misinfo Runs Rampant Online. The Gov't Must Retain the Right to Intervene.ѻý> Combating vaccine falsehoods and other inaccurate claims protects public health Mar 25, 2024
<ѻý>SCOTUS Again Takes on Issue of Abortion, This Time Over Mifepristone Accessѻý> Law professor says the case has the potential to upend how drug approvals function Mar 25, 2024
<ѻý>Graphic Images on Cigarettes of Smoking's Harm Are Constitutional, Court Rulesѻý> Partial victory for federal regulators seeking to toughen warning labels Mar 22, 2024
<ѻý>House Committee Wrestles With Lab Test Regulationѻý> Some favor a proposed FDA rule, while others push for passage of the VALID Act Mar 21, 2024
<ѻý>GOP Lawmakers Blast HHS, Biden for Plans to Loosen Marijuana Restrictionsѻý> Opposition to Medicaid work requirements also came on the table at a House hearing Mar 21, 2024
<ѻý>Medicare to Cover Weight-Loss Drug Wegovy for Certain Patientsѻý> News comes in the wake of FDA approval to reduce risk of heart attacks, stroke Mar 21, 2024
<ѻý>The Case for Stricter Standards in the Final Nursing Home Staffing Ruleѻý> Continued understaffing will have devastating consequences for residents, families, and staff Mar 21, 2024
<ѻý>Who Should Pay to Clean Up 'Forever Chemicals'?ѻý> Not us, representatives of water utilities and landfills say at a Senate hearing Mar 20, 2024
<ѻý>Trump Suggests He Would Support a National 15-Week Abortion Banѻý> At the same time, he said, "It shouldn't be a federal issue, it's a state issue" Mar 20, 2024
<ѻý>Pro-Life Groups Want IVF Regulated; Private Equity Eyes Autism; Medicaid Takes Homesѻý> This past week in healthcare investigations Mar 20, 2024
<ѻý>What's Happening With the Medicare Drug-Price Negotiation Lawsuits?ѻý> The government has come out on top so far, but pharma vows to fight on, expert says Mar 19, 2024
<ѻý>Medicare $$ Needed to Help State-Licensed Emergency Centers Survive, Lawmakers Toldѻý> "This model doesn't work" without it, says emergency center CEO Mar 19, 2024
<ѻý>EPA Bans Asbestos, a Deadly Carcinogen Still in Use Decades After Partial Banѻý> New rule would prohibit chrysotile asbestos Mar 19, 2024
<ѻý>Havana Syndrome Mystery Continues to Deepenѻý> NIH reports no brain injury evidence, but findings may be like comparing "apples with artichokes" Mar 18, 2024
<ѻý>Biden Signs Executive Order to Boost Women's Health Researchѻý> Says it's "the most comprehensive set of executive actions ever taken to improve women's health" Mar 18, 2024
<ѻý>Time to Stop Violence in the Healthcare Work Environmentѻý> Two bills in Congress addressing this issue need our support Mar 18, 2024
<ѻý>A New Kind of Hospital Is Coming to Rural Americaѻý> To become a rural emergency hospital, qualifying facilities must close all their inpatient beds Mar 18, 2024
<ѻý>EPA Imposes New Limit on Medical Sterilization Chemical, Citing Cancer Riskѻý> Rule would lower emission standards for ethylene oxide by 90%, agency says Mar 15, 2024
<ѻý>MedPAC's Report Recommends Pay Changes for Healthcare Servicesѻý> Report highlights MA quality, overpayment issues, and urges action on four prior recommendations Mar 15, 2024
<ѻý>In a First, Vice President Harris Visits a Clinic That Performs Abortionsѻý> Harris blasted "immoral" restrictions, showcasing an escalating defense of reproductive rights Mar 15, 2024
<ѻý>How Can the U.S. Prevent Future Cyberattacks Like the One on Change Healthcare?ѻý> To start with, more "outside in" testing is needed, expert says Mar 15, 2024
<ѻý>FDA Tries to Close the Lid on Poop Transplant Companyѻý> Fecal microbiota transplant business needs a BLA or IND to operate, agency says Mar 15, 2024
<ѻý>England's NHS Clinics No Longer Offering Puberty Blockers to Trans Youthѻý> Final policy will allow prescriptions only via clinical trials, or for existing patients Mar 14, 2024
<ѻý>Republican Senators Blast Biden's Proposed HHS Budgetѻý> At issue were the exclusion of PBM reform, and nursing home, Title X funding requirements Mar 14, 2024
<ѻý>Pediatrics Taxed in This Year's Match With 249 Unfilled Positionsѻý> Unfilled positions were spread across more than 60 pediatric residency programs Mar 13, 2024
<ѻý>Lawmakers Quibble Over Whether Telehealth Should Be Cheaper Than In-Person Visitsѻý> Lawmakers, witnesses disagree on the answer at a House hearing on home healthcare Mar 13, 2024
<ѻý>Gender-Affirming Care Messages Leaked; Docs Doxxed for Oxy? HCQ Doc's Work Retractedѻý> This past week in healthcare investigations Mar 13, 2024
<ѻý>HHS Aims to Lower Drug Costs, Fund Public Health Preparedness in Budget Proposalѻý> Another goal of FY 2025 budget is to protect reproductive healthcare, behavioral health workforce Mar 12, 2024
<ѻý>MedPAC Wrestles With How to Fix Deep Flaws in Medicare Advantage Quality Metricsѻý> Comparing MA plans with fee-for-service quality called "a hornet's nest" Mar 11, 2024
<ѻý>Banning Gain-of-Function Research Would Do Far More Harm Than Goodѻý> A House-passed bill could stifle the potential for revolutionary medical advancements Mar 11, 2024
<ѻý>Paul Offit on the Causes and Legacy of COVID Misinformationѻý> "It's OK to say that you didn't get it right the first time. Science is a process of evolution." Mar 11, 2024 video
<ѻý>Are Regulators Finally Waking Up to the Threat That Is UnitedHealth Group?ѻý> Anti-competitive practices harm patients, providers, and the economy Mar 09, 2024
<ѻý>Paul Offit on Vaccine Science, COVID's Future, and the Anti-Vax Movementѻý> "You're seeing a real pushback against the kind of weapons that are needed in public health" Mar 08, 2024 video
<ѻý>The Ethos of Emergency Medicine Hangs in the Balanceѻý> A Supreme Court ruling could impact how pregnant patients are treated in certain states' EDs Mar 08, 2024
<ѻý>Biden Defends Reproductive Rights, Touts Drug-Pricing Law in State of the Unionѻý> President says attacks on IVF, like January 6, are "another assault on American freedom" Mar 08, 2024
<ѻý>Trump-Obama Doc's Bad Behavior; Alzheimer's Drug Delayed; Death After Testicle Kickѻý> Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ѻý staff Mar 08, 2024
<ѻý>Probe Into Private Equity in Healthcare Launchedѻý> Federal agencies invite public comments Mar 06, 2024