Regulatory/Compliance

FDA Takes Action on Updated mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines to Better Protect Against Currently Circulating Variants

Sep 11, 2023 at 06:11 pm by Staff

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has taken action approving and authorizing for emergency use updated COVID-19 vaccines formulated to more closely target currentl.... Read More

In Move to Slash CDC Budget, House Republicans Target Major HIV Program Trump Launched

Sep 11, 2023 at 05:43 pm by Staff

By Andy Miller and Sam Whitehead, KFF Health News More than four years ago, then-President Donald Trump declared an ambitious goal that h.... Read More

Most States Have Yet to Permanently Fund 988. Call Centers Want Certainty.

Sep 11, 2023 at 05:32 pm by Staff

By Christina Saint Louis, KFF Health News Since the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline transitioned a year ago to the three-digit crisis phone nu.... Read More

Biden Administration Proposes New Standards to Boost Nursing Home Staffing

Sep 03, 2023 at 09:44 pm by Staff

By Jordan Rau, KFF Health News The nation’s most thinly staffed nursing homes would be required to hire more workers under new rules proposed.... Read More

Medicare and Medicaid Programs: Minimum Staffing Standards for Long-Term Care Facilities and Medicaid Institutional Payment Transparency Reporting

Sep 01, 2023 at 11:00 am by Staff

On September 1, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the Minimum Staffing Standards for Long-Term Care (LTC) Facilities and Medicaid Ins.... Read More

5 Things to Know About the New Drug Pricing Negotiations

Aug 31, 2023 at 04:41 pm by Staff

By Arthur Allen and Rachana Pradhan and David Hilzenrath, KFF Health News The Biden administration has picked the first 10 high.... Read More

A Move to Cut Drug Prices Has Patients With Rare Diseases Worried

Aug 31, 2023 at 04:29 pm by Staff

By Markian Hawryluk, KFF Health News For people with cystic fibrosis, like Sabrina Walker, Trikafta has been a life-changer. Before she started taking t.... Read More

Exclusive: CMS Study Sabotages Efforts to Bolster Nursing Home Staffing, Advocates Say

Aug 31, 2023 at 04:23 pm by Staff

By Jordan Rau, KFF Health News The Biden administration last year promised to establish minimum staffing levels for the nation’s roug.... Read More

After Backlash, Feds Cancel Plan That Risked Limiting Breast Reconstruction Options

Aug 28, 2023 at 04:37 pm by Staff

By Rachana Pradhan and Anna Werner, CBS News and Leigh Ann Winick, CBS News, KFF Health News Federal regulators have abandoned.... Read More

Doctors and Patients Try to Shame Insurers Online to Reverse Prior Authorization Denials

Aug 28, 2023 at 04:28 pm by Staff

By Lauren Sausser, KFF Health News Sally Nix was furious when her health insurance company refused to pay for the infusions she needs to ease her chronic.... Read More