The American Medical Association (AMA) released a report on May 31 detailing how “physician leadership” has led to progress fighting the epidemic of opioid abuse and addiction. Just two days earlier, however, a story published by the Daily Beast labeled the AMA as a main roadblock to Congress addressing the prescription of opioids.

New Jersey will maintain the penalty on a statewide level in 2019. Vermont's law will take more time, with a working group tasked with figuring out how to enforce the mandate beginning in 2020.

The American Cancer Society (ACS) updated its recommendations for colorectal cancer screening this week, lowering the age people at average risk should begin screening from 50 to 45. The American College of Radiology (ACR) has issued a statement of its own, highlighting the benefits of virtual colonoscopy, an ACS-approved colorectal cancer screening method.

The $1.6 billion in cuts to Medicare payments made under the 340B drug discount programs could add to the financial stress of smaller not-for-profit hospitals and health systems, according to Standard & Poor (S&P)’s Global Ratings.

“Basically, anybody who knows anything about healthcare is opposed to these proposals,” said Sandy Praeger, a former president of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners.

The American Cancer Society (ACS) announced Wednesday, March 30, that it has updated its guideline for colorectal cancer screening, changing the age people at average risk should begin screening from 50 to 45.

One of the largest insurers in the U.S. behind the Big Five of UnitedHealthcare, Aetna, Anthem, Cigna and Humana, WellCare would add more Medicaid and Medicare Advantage (MA) members with the purchase of Meridian Health Plans.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) gave software company Imagen permission to market its artificial intelligence (AI) diagnostic system OsteoDetect.