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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Top 10 healthiest states in America

Vermont is ranked as the nation’s healthiest state, according to UnitedHealth Group, which released its annual population health rankings. Mississippi trails the country as the least healthy state in the nation.

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Senate confirms Stephen Hahn to lead FDA

Hahn is chief of radiation oncology at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston.

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6 takeaways for radiologists from the past decade of breast cancer-related malpractice lawsuits

There's a 50% chance a radiologist will be tangled up in a malpractice claim by the time they turn 60. Researchers looked at the past 10 years of breast-cancer related lawsuits to better understand the medicolegal environment.

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Digital health pharma deals reach new high in 2019

Seeking to accelerate technological capabilities, healthcare investors have been snapping up AI and machine learning companies and driving up digital health M&A in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology space as a result.

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Audit finds thousands of imaging tests were delayed or improperly canceled at VA

That’s according to a bombshell new report from the VA Office of the Inspector General, released on Tuesday., Oct. 10. 

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FDA workshop to explore AI’s impact on imaging

AI’s impact on medical imaging continues to be one of the most significant trends of the last several years, and now the FDA has announced a public workshop focused on that very subject.

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Wyden, Booker share concerns about the use of AI in healthcare

U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Cory Booker want to know what government agencies and insurance providers are doing to make sure health systems avoid the use of biased algorithms.

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Top 10 cities with the highest demand for physicians

Physicians are in high demand, with a 5% increase in job opportunities in the U.S. since 2018, according to a new research study on the 2019 labor market for doctors by Doximity.