Health Spending Rose 4.1% in 2022, Government Report Says But spending on physician and clinical services grew more slowly, at 2.7% Dec 13, 2023
White House Looks to States for Help Reining in Gun Violence "No single city, state, or federal agency has a monopoly on good ideas," says official Dec 13, 2023
Five Companies Sign Agreement to Participate in National Health Data-Sharing Network Live transactions on the new network have already begun Dec 12, 2023
MedPAC Draft Recommendation Calls for 1.3% Pay Bump for Medicare Clinicians Concerns raised about doctors' ability to absorb the increased costs of running their practices Dec 07, 2023
White House Says It Can Seize Certain Drug Patents to Lower Prices Draft plan announced along with new efforts against anti-competitive healthcare mergers Dec 07, 2023
GOP Presidential Candidates Spar Over Transgender Care and Fentanyl Policy The Affordable Care Act and healthcare competition also were discussed at the final GOP debate Dec 07, 2023
Experts, Senators Wrestle Over Thorny Drug Shortage Challenge Re-shoring, "friend-shoring," stockpiling: how does one solve a problem like drug shortages? Dec 06, 2023
Transplant Advocates Sound Alarm Over Proposed Medicare Test Coverage Policy Proposed rules would decrease early detection of organ rejection, they say Dec 06, 2023
Jamie Foxx's Health Scare; 23andMe Hacked; Decongestant Probe Announced Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 鶹ý staff Dec 05, 2023
COVID Hospitalizations Rise; DeSantis Targets Obamacare; Why Docs Are Unionizing Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 鶹ý staff Dec 04, 2023
Texas Sues Pfizer Over Vax Claims; Dr. Rand Paul to the Rescue; Kid Pneumonia Cases Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 鶹ý staff Dec 01, 2023
The Five Things That Worry Lawmakers Most About AI in Healthcare Could younger HCPs become overly reliant on artificial intelligence? Nov 30, 2023
House Committee Puts CDC Director in the Spotlight Mandy Cohen, MD, MPH, was asked about viral outbreak in China and agency's internal workings Nov 30, 2023
Medical Staff Credentialing Case Heads to New Jersey Supreme Court Neurosurgery practice claims hospital skipped due process to orchestrate its ouster Nov 28, 2023
Biden Administration Announces Actions to Strengthen the Drug Supply Chain Biden will use the Defense Production Act to increase American production of some medications Nov 27, 2023
Hospitals Say Some Medicare Advantage Plans Are Skirting CMS Rules Groups lament stress to enrollees and billions in hospital losses from coverage delays, denials Nov 27, 2023
Days Before Surgery, Clerical Error Cuts Off Patient's Insurance Lost in the mix of Medicaid "unwinding" Nov 26, 2023
Doctors, Scientists Boycott Journal for Publishing 'Sadistic' Animal Research More than 1,100 experts signed a letter to boycott nutrition journal and its publisher Nov 21, 2023
The Broken Medicare System Is Forcing Physicians Out Yet another physician pay cut will prevent timely access to care Nov 20, 2023
Shooting at Psych Hospital; Rosalynn Carter Dies; Millions in Medical Debt Canceled Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 鶹ý staff Nov 20, 2023
Proposed Methadone Treatment Legislation May Put Patients at Risk We need evidence-based, safe, and effective solutions Nov 19, 2023
APHA Urges Biden to Call for Immediate Ceasefire in Israel-Hamas Conflict "This is not a fringe view for public health globally," says one advocate Nov 17, 2023
Senators Discuss Making Medicare's Relaxed Telehealth Rules Permanent "We have proved the concept," says Sen. Steve Daines Nov 15, 2023
Americans Struggling With Addiction, Mental Health, SAMHSA Survey Shows Biden administration highlights need for better access to treatment Nov 14, 2023
Trump Wants Dealers Executed; School Closures and Suicide; Double Uterus Pregnancy Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 鶹ý staff Nov 13, 2023
AMA Declines to Debate Resolution on Israel-Hamas Conflict "This issue is too vital for us to evade discussion," one delegate argued unsuccessfully Nov 12, 2023
U.S. to Cover PrEP for Older Americans to Stem the Spread of HIV Biden administration hopes to catch up with other parts of the world Nov 12, 2023
Medicine Is Not Just at a Crossroads, It's in a Crisis, AMA President Says Jesse Ehrenfeld, MD, MPH, uses his interim speech to "shine a light" on the challenges docs face Nov 11, 2023
Policymakers Must Balance Innovation With Patient Safety for AI in Healthcare Emerging technology presents an opportunity to right past wrongs, Senator says during hearing Nov 09, 2023
10 Ways MedPAC Commissioners Think Regulators Should Fix Medicare Advantage Plans Improvements needed in network accuracy and transparency regarding denial rates, they say Nov 09, 2023
GOP Candidates' Defense of Abortion Bans Cools in Debate After Election Day Three candidates take more centrist view, one adamant on 15-week ban Nov 09, 2023
Senate Committee Advances Bill on Mental Health, PBMs, and 'Ghost Provider' Networks Measure would also lessen the cut to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule in 2024 Nov 08, 2023
Senate Confirms Monica Bertagnolli as Next NIH Director Vote was 62-36 in favor of the current National Cancer Institute director Nov 07, 2023
CMS Proposes Rule to Limit Medicare Advantage Plan Sales Commissions No more golf parties or free trips to brokers who "steer" beneficiaries to higher-paying plans Nov 07, 2023
For Health AI to Fulfill Its Potential, Regulation Is Paramount There's little value in a tool that can't be trusted Nov 04, 2023
Regulation Gap Persists in OTC Eye Care Products Poor oversight, sketchy product information endanger public health, experts say Nov 04, 2023
Medicare Finalizes 3.4% Payment Cut for Physician Fees in 2024 Specialty groups decry "untenable" payment cuts Nov 03, 2023
Colorado's Ban on 'Abortion Reversal' Tied Up in Court Battle Mainstream medicine says the so-called treatment isn't backed by science Nov 02, 2023
People Who Need 988 Find It, but Many Say They Won't Use It Again Less than a third of those with serious distress would be very likely to call again Nov 01, 2023
Trump Calls for 'Mental Institutions'; Masks Reduce COVID; U.S. Infant Deaths Rise Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 鶹ý staff Nov 01, 2023
