Regulatory/Compliance

Congressman Seeks to Plug ‘Shocking Loophole’ Exposed by KHN Investigation

Mar 28, 2023 at 10:52 am by Staff

By Sarah Jane Tribble, Kaiser Health News A U.S. lawmaker is taking action after a KHN investigation exposed weaknesses in the federal system meant to stop repeat Medica.... Read More

Banning Noncompete Contracts for Medical Staff Riles Hospitals

Mar 27, 2023 at 10:47 am by Staff

By Harris Meyer, Kaiser Health News Dr. Jacqui O’Kane took a job with a hospital in southern Georgia in 2020, as the lone doctor in a primary care clinic in a smal.... Read More

End of Covid Emergency Will Usher in Changes Across the US Health System

Mar 26, 2023 at 09:23 pm by Staff

By Rachana Pradhan, Kaiser Health News  The Biden administration’s decision to end the covid-19 public health emergency in May will institute sweeping changes.... Read More

Judge Signals He Could Rule to Halt Sales of Common Abortion Pill

Mar 21, 2023 at 01:38 am by Staff

  By Sarah Varney, Kaiser Health News    During a four-hour hearing last week that could eliminate nationwide access to a common and widely used abortio.... Read More

Mobile Clinics Really Got Rolling in the Pandemic. A New Law Will Help Them Cast a Wider Safety Net.

Mar 21, 2023 at 01:35 am by Staff

  By Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez, Kaiser Health News   Nearly 12 years ago, a nonprofit centered on substance abuse prevention in Lyon County, Nevada, broa.... Read More

FDA Authorizes Bivalent Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine as Booster Dose for Certain Children 6 Months through 4 Years of Age

Mar 19, 2023 at 05:03 pm by Staff

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration amended the emergency use authorization (EUA) of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine, Bivalent to provide for a single booster dose of t.... Read More

FDA Updates Mammography Regulations

Mar 13, 2023 at 05:38 pm by Staff

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration published updates to the mammography regulations to, among other things, require mammography facilities to notify patients about the dens.... Read More

Feds Move to Rein In Prior Authorization, a System That Harms and Frustrates Patients

Mar 13, 2023 at 05:30 pm by Staff

By Lauren Sausser, Kaiser Health News When Paula Chestnut needed hip replacement surgery last year, a pre-operative X-ray found irregularities in her chest. As a smoker.... Read More

Biden Administration Urged to Take More Aggressive Steps to Relieve Medical Debt

Mar 07, 2023 at 10:41 am by Staff

By Noam N. Levey, Kaiser Health News   Dozens of advocates for patients and consumers, citing widespread harm caused by medical debt, are pushing the Biden adminis.... Read More

Biden Promises to Fight GOP on ‘Gutting’ Medicaid. Budget Talks Seem Like Another Story.

Mar 06, 2023 at 01:10 pm by Staff

By Michael McAuliff, Kaiser Health News Most lawmakers — Republicans and Democrats alike — have declared the marquee safety-net programs of Medicare and Soc.... Read More