State laws and court rulings are diverging as some state governments work to protect citizens’ health and others seek to eliminate safeguards.
Last month, the California State Legislature...
Amazon’s foray into primary care may be under threat after the FTC declared it was investigating the company’s acquisition of One Medical. Officials at the agency also decided to sue data...
Chair of the Senate Finance Committee Senator Ron Wyden is digging into Medicare Advantage marketing practices that may target consumers with misleading and harmful tactics. The Senator sent letters to...
DOJ officials are prosecuting 36 individuals linked to a telemedicine fraud ring that generated over a billion dollars in faulty Medicare claims. The defendants working throughout the United States now...
In Georgia, CMS has issued two fines totaling over $1 million to the Northside Hospital network after failing to comply with price transparency guidelines. And CDC Director Rochelle Walensky has...
FDA and FBI officials are sharing their cybersecurity knowledge as the pace of healthcare cyberattacks picks up.
From the FDA, an urgent message issued a warning to organizations that may be...
Two pieces of proposed legislation are seeking to modernize healthcare IT infrastructure in the US. One such bill introduced by four senators would expand telehealth access and reduce regulations that...
Montana’s governor plans to utilize federal and private funds to increase access to a statewide HIE system. The effort is considered a critical investment for the largely rural state. Also, in...
Cerner’s endeavor to modernize the VA EHR system has experienced several speed bumps since its first site implementation in 2020. The most recent issues with the EHR program forced Cerner to...
Last week, FDA officials continued their campaign against flavored nicotine products with a proposed ban on cigarettes and cigars containing added flavors.
And on the cybersecurity front, the FBI has...
In a promising move for consumers, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted an application for Abrilada, a biosimilar that will compete with Humira. Elsewhere within the administration,...
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is doling out $55 million to boost virtual care access at 29 community health centers. HHS secretary Xavier Beccara also announced that the agency had...
Last week, a bipartisan group of Congress members issued a letter to the White House urging an investigation into price gouging occurring among nurse staffing agencies. Congress also sent another...
Organizations are urging Congress to reinstate pre-deductible coverage for telehealth services in an effort to help patients. Also in the nation’s capital, the VA will implement a Google...
CMS has issued a revised COVID-19 vaccine mandate for healthcare workers. The new mandate requires that healthcare workers in 25 states be vaccinated by the end of February 2022.
In a series of...
Senators have introduced an act that would dole out the rest of the Provider Relief Fund to front-line hospitals and care centers. Another bill, CURES 2.0, would expand the actions of the initial CURES...
Healthcare workers need to be more cognizant of gender and sex identifiers in EHR documentation, according to a recent blog post from Steven Posnack of the ONC. After encouraging clinical trial data...
In a white paper released last week, CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure reiterated the agency’s plan to support health equity and expand value-based care for Medicare and Medicaid...
The Biden-Harris Administration greenlit transgender care to be included as a part of Colorado’s Essential Health Benefits. Days later, CMS has boosted their hourly wages for call center workers...
In Southern California, Kaiser Permanente healthcare workers have overwhelmingly approved a strike during a recent vote. If negotiations fail, staffing shortages could ensue. A Class I FDA recall was...
