Policy

Texas 21 coalition seeks to increase smoking age to prevent cancer
The Texas 21 coalition—a partnership among several healthcare organizations across Texas—is…
4 key takeaways from a new report on sports-related concussions
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has updated its guidance on caring for children and…
Breast cancer screening guideline from Canadian group emphasizes shared decision-making
The Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care has issued updated breast cancer screening…
Patient group pushes U.S. Senate to permanently repeal medical device tax
Members of Right Scan Right Time, a patient and survivor group managed by the Medical Imaging…
Hospital groups launch suit against HHS
Hospital groups have launched a lawsuit against HHS over its new outpatient prospective payment…
Trump administration details state of healthcare competition
In the midst of a major consolidation period in the healthcare industry, a new report from the…
HHS has a plan to reduce health IT, EHR burden
HHS has a new strategy to ease the use of health information technology, including electronic…
CMS expands state waiver rules for account-based approach
States will have more flexibility to introduce new healthcare options to residents under a new…
CMS proposes new Medicare prescription drug rules
CMS proposed several new policies for 2020 that aim to lower prescription drug prices by revising…
CMS reapproves Medicaid work requirements in Kentucky
After a federal judge blocked Kentucky’s Medicaid work requirements from going into effect earlier…
Kentucky lawmakers announce bipartisan bill to let radiologists diagnose black lung cases again
State Reps. Angie Hatton and Robert Goforth have pre-filed legislation to roll back portions of…
Lawmakers to introduce bill to lower drug prices
Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and U.S. Representative Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) are planning to…
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