Policy & Regulations

This channel includes news coverage of healthcare policy and regulations set by Congress, the states, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and medical associations and societies.

CMS proposes Medicare coverage for T-TEER
CMS has proposed covering tricuspid TEER for patients who present with symptomatic tricuspid regurgitation despite optimal medical therapy. The agency still has questions about the available data, however, and is seeking public comments as it makes its final decision.
Healthcare AI newswatch: Fail-fast AI skunk works, writerly doctors avoiding AI scribes, more
Is trial and error any way for a sprawling health system to roll out AI? Duke Health’s chief medical information officer believes so.
FTC halts case against PBMs, citing lack of commissioners
The FTC has back-burnered its price collusion case against CVS Caremark, Optum Rx and Express Scripts after significant staff departures at the agency left it uncertain how to proceed.
Dr. Oz confirmed by Senate to lead CMS in a 53-45 vote
The confirmation vote mostly fell on party lines. The Emmy-award-winning TV personality will replace Chiquita W. Brooks-LaSure, who has held the position since 2021.
Quality of care for heart patients does not improve in first year of ACO participation
Researchers tracked patient outcomes through the use of 15 performance measures related to hypertension, coronary artery disease, heart failure and atrial fibrillation.

Trump backtracks on federal funding pause after Medicaid chaos

A federal judge also halted the order, which instructed federal agencies to “temporarily pause all activities related to obligation or disbursement of all federal financial assistance."

New radiotracers outperform FDA-approved agent for detection of tau tangles.

Radiotracers on FDA’s fast track exceed performance of already approved tau-detecting agent

If approved, the two agents could offer providers greater insight into the process of patients’ neurodegeneration.

Melissa Davis, MD, MBA, Yale University, explains her research into private equity market penetration in radiology.

Concerns about private equity's growing influence in radiology

Melissa Davis, MD, vice chair of medical informatics and associate professor at Yale University’s Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, shares her findings from research on private equity market penetration.

Industry Watcher’s Digest

This is the week of DeepSeek.

New interventional embolotherapy system lands FDA clearance

The bioresorbable agent is made from small irregularly shaped, dry gelatin particles designed for the embolization of hypervascular tumors and blood vessels.

Following announced funding freeze, White House confirms Medicaid portals are down

The White House denies that payment systems were impacted and has not given a reason for the outage. The issue only came to light due to various posts on social media from lawmakers.

New data highlight ‘urgent need’ to expand access to lung cancer screenings

Experts estimate there are about 1.4M veterans eligible for LDCT screening, a rate three times higher than the general U.S. population.

DOJ settles $17M kickback case with catheter supplier

Liberator Medical Supply was accused of offering doctors kickbacks, such as discounted and free supplies, in exchange for filling prescriptions with its products.

Policy & Regulations

CMS proposes Medicare coverage for T-TEER

Healthcare AI newswatch: Fail-fast AI skunk works, writerly doctors avoiding AI scribes, more

FTC halts case against PBMs, citing lack of commissioners

Dr. Oz confirmed by Senate to lead CMS in a 53-45 vote

Quality of care for heart patients does not improve in first year of ACO participation