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. 

AI Action Plan from Trump

Healthcare AI today: Action plan arguments, ways to monetize GenAI in healthcare, more

Or maybe the White House’s AI Action Plan will spur a mix of positive opportunities, negative challenges—and neutral adjustments.

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Medical imaging a heavy contributor to Medicare waste, study finds

The payment program spent $484 million on 15 different low-value imaging services, a figure that balloons to $584 million when factoring for out-of-pocket costs.  

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Imaging AI vendor earns nationwide UnitedHealthcare coverage, sets $1.3B value ahead of IPO

California-based Heartflow, which offers an AI software that assesses coronary CT angiography scans, hopes to raise over $200 million through the stock offering. 

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New number-crunching shows Medicare could save itself more than $2.5B a year by just saying ‘No’ to 5 low-value services

No single CMS strategy has proven an inarguable success at delivering significant cost savings while optimizing patient outcomes and minimizing clinical risks. Two researchers think they’ve found a way. 

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FDA announces recall of imaging systems that have the 'potential to produce fire'

Philips North America recently issued a series of urgent recalls, which pertain to thousands of the company's medical imaging machines. 

Largest U.S. pharmacist association has major concerns about government labeling it a biased special interest group

The American Pharmacists Association is being labeled as a biased special interest group under new rules for the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, a move that seems to be politically motivated when APhA did not support changes in COVID vaccines earlier this year. 

GE HealthCare reports positive second quarter and minimal tariff impacts

GE Healthcare reports Q2 revenue growth of 3% and lower than expected tariff losses at $550 million.

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Physician compensation in 2025 report released

Growing physician shortages have spurred rising salaries as health systems and practices attempt to attract or retain staff. Survey data from over 37,000 physicians shows the average physician pay in the U.S. increased 3.7% from 2023 to 2024 but remains lower than in 2022.