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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Can Trump really lower drug prices?

From taking swipes at specific drug companies on Twitter to promising to get pharmaceutical prices down “really, really substantially,” President Donald Trump has said a lot about lowering drug prices. However, many Americans aren’t buying into the rhetoric, according to a recent study.

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Cigna to invest $250M through new venture capital fund

Healthcare services company Cigna has launched a $250 million venture capital fund, Cigna Ventures. The fund will focus on transformative and innovative healthcare companies, including promising startups and growth-stage companies.

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Michigan, Alabama apply to implement Medicaid work requirements

Alabama and Michigan have applied for waivers from HHS to implement work requirements for Medicaid beneficiaries.

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Public health emergency declared in the Carolinas ahead of Hurricane Florence

The Department of Health and Human Services has declared a public health emergency in North Carolina and South Carolina ahead of the incoming Category 4 Hurricane Florence, which is expected to make landfall later this week.

AMA Awards Research Grants to Advance the Study of Women in Medicine

The AMA Women Physicians Section (WPS) and the AMA Foundation today announced the winners of the 2018 Joan F. Giambalvo Fund for the Advancement of Women research grants program.

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Study: Health system margins dropped 40% after ACA

In a post-Affordable Care Act (ACA) insurance world, health systems have seen their operating margins deteriorate, according to a new study from Navigant Consulting—and the associated increases in scale haven't helped.

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National private-payer prostate MRI coverage restrictive, varied

MRI has become a central part of diagnosing and managing prostate cancer, but private payer coverage has not kept up with this technological trend, reported authors of a recent Journal of the American College of Radiology study.

WSJ: Russians used health law to sow political discourse

New data from Clemson University revealed that nearly 600 Russian-linked Twitter accounts focused on healthcare to sow political divisiveness on the Internet, tweeting nearly 10,000 times about hot-button issues.