Regulatory/Compliance

Social Security Chief Orders Broad Review of Benefit Overpayments

Oct 09, 2023 at 10:55 am by Staff

By David Hilzenrath and Jodie Fleischer, Cox Media Group, KFF Health News The federal agency that oversees Social Security announced Wednesday that it will rev.... Read More

What Mobile Clinics in Dollar General Parking Lots Say About Health Care in Rural America

Oct 09, 2023 at 10:37 am by Staff

By Sarah Jane Tribble, KFF Health News CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. — On a hot July morning, customers at the Dollar General along a two-lane highway northwest.... Read More

FDA Grants First Marketing Authorization for a DNA Test to Assess Predisposition for Dozens of Cancer Types

Oct 02, 2023 at 04:45 pm by Staff

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted de novo marketing authorization for the Invitae Common Hereditary Cancers Panel, an in vitro diagnostic test that can help detect.... Read More

Who Polices Hospitals Merging Across Markets? States Give Different Answers

Sep 30, 2023 at 11:54 pm by Staff

By Samantha Liss, KFF Health News St. Louis’ largest health system, BJC HealthCare, plans to merge with Kansas City’s second-largest, Saint Luke’.... Read More

As Younger Children Increasingly Die by Suicide, Better Tracking and Prevention Is Sought

Sep 23, 2023 at 05:31 pm by Staff

By Cheryl Platzman Weinstock, KFF Health News If you or someone you know is in crisis, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at.... Read More

Health Workers Warn Loosening Mask Advice in Hospitals Would Harm Patients and Providers

Sep 18, 2023 at 06:53 pm by Staff

By Amy Maxmen, KFF Health News Nurses, researchers, and workplace safety officers worry new guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Preventio.... Read More

California Lawmakers Approve Nation-Leading $25 Minimum Wage for Health Workers

Sep 18, 2023 at 12:38 am by Staff

By Don Thompson, KFF Health News A sweeping agreement between labor and the health industry would gradually raise the minimum wage for hundreds of thousa.... Read More

Why the CDC Has Recommended New Covid Boosters for All

Sep 18, 2023 at 12:16 am by Staff

By Arthur Allen, KFF Health News Everyone over the age of 6 months should get the latest covid-19 booster, a federal expert panel recommended Tuesd.... Read More

AMA: Medicare Physician Payments Need Overhaul STAT

Sep 17, 2023 at 09:44 pm by Staff

In a comment letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) concerning the Medicare physician payment schedule, the American Medical Association (A.... Read More

Pfizer and Moderna Are Pushing the New Covid Booster. Should You Get It? The CDC Is About to Decide.

Sep 12, 2023 at 02:16 am by Staff

By Arthur Allen, KFF Health News A small percentage of Americans got the most recent covid-19 booster shot, and even fewer probably realize the federal g.... Read More