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Biden To Ban Medical Debt in Credit Scores, Costco Enters Virtual Care

September 27, 2023 - In this episode, we cover federal efforts to diminish the impact of rampant medical debt and retail initiatives to reach into the healthcare space. The Biden administration shared its plans to ban medical debts from showing up in credit scores. The plan charges the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau with assessing the cost and process that this policy would...

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VA May Cut Staff to Pay for EHR, FTC Sues to Block Amgen Horizon Mega Deal

by Hayden Schmidt

In policy news this week, Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) officials were denounced by a sitting congresswoman for implying that facilities would have to cut staff in order to pay for budget...

Democrats Planning VA EHR Reorganization, GoodRx Fined $1.5M by FTC

by Hayden Schmidt

In healthcare policy news this week, a new report discovered that Democrats are preparing their answer to VA EHR modernization issues in response to a Republican proposal released recently. Meanwhile,...

FTC Investigating Amazon’s One Medical Purchase and Data Broker Lawsuit

by Hayden Schmidt

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...

Feds Collect $1.9B from Fraud Settlements, FTC, HHS Vigilant Post-Roe

by Hayden Schmidt

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) are stepping up support for access to reproductive healthcare in accordance with executive action from the Biden...

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