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. 

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Verma defends halting ACA payments

After the Trump administration halted roughly $10 billion in risk adjustment payments designated for ACA insurers, CMS Administrator Seema Verma defended the decision.

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CMS proposals aim to free physicians to spend more time with patients

CMS proposed several changes with wide-ranging goals, including aiming to reduce administrative burdens on doctors to spend more time with patients, the agency announced Thursday, July 12.

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Healthcare law specialists: Use caution when speaking to potential referral sources

Imaging providers should always be cautious when approached by a personal injury attorney about potential business, according to a new blog post on Link, the AHRA newsletter. Pursuing such opportunities could cause the specialist in question significant issues.

High valuations may curb healthcare M&A appetite of private equity groups

Healthcare M&A has been heating up for years, but sky-high valuations and rising competition may be causing some private equity buyers to walk away from the table.

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Massive deals among top factors driving healthcare M&A activity

Strong earnings, megadeals and promising demographics are helping drive healthcare M&A activity.

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Humana completes acquisitions of Kindred, Curo

Health insurance giant Humana—in a deal with private equity groups—closed its acquisitions of home health company Kindred Healthcare and hospice provider Curo Health Services.

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Americans have mixed feelings about value of medical care

Americans generally agree science has improved the quality of healthcare, but the vast majority consider it unaffordable, according to a recent Pew Research Center survey.

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CMS cuts funding for marketplace navigators for 2nd consecutive year

CMS announced it will award $10 million to the Navigator Program starting in the fall of 2018—representing a sharp decrease from $63 million in 2016.