Regulatory/Compliance

The Inflation Reduction Act: How Price Controls Could Disrupt Clinical Trials and Stifle Medical Innovation

Aug 12, 2023 at 03:56 pm by Staff

The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) includes important provisions purported to lower drug spending and improve access to medications for many Americans. However, Dr.... Read More

FDA Approves First Oral Treatment for Postpartum Depression

Aug 07, 2023 at 10:26 pm by Staff

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Zurzuvae (zuranolone), the first oral medication indicated to treat postpartum depression (PPD) in adults. PPD is a ma.... Read More

The NIH Ices a Research Project. Is It Self-Censorship?

Aug 07, 2023 at 10:09 pm by Staff

By Darius Tahir, KFF Health News Many Americans don’t understand a lot about their health. Whether due to people believing conspiracy theories or simply walk.... Read More

‘Conscience’ Bills Let Medical Providers Opt Out of Providing a Wide Range of Care

Aug 07, 2023 at 09:39 pm by Staff

By Carly Graf, KFF Health News A new Montana law will provide sweeping legal protections to health care practitioners who refuse to prescribe marijuana or partic.... Read More

The Real Costs of the New Alzheimer’s Drug, Most of Which Will Fall to Taxpayers

Aug 07, 2023 at 09:22 pm by Staff

By Arthur Allen, KFF Health News The first drug purporting to slow the advance of Alzheimer’s disease is likely to cost the U.S. health care system.... Read More

FDA Approves Second OTC Naloxone Nasal Spray Product

Jul 31, 2023 at 05:00 pm by Staff

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved RiVive, 3 milligram (mg) naloxone hydrochloride nasal spray for over-the-counter (OTC), nonprescription use for the emer.... Read More

Sen. Sanders Says Millions of People Can’t Find a Doctor. He’s Mostly Right.

Jul 31, 2023 at 03:36 pm by Staff

By Michelle Andrews, KFF Health News “Tens of millions of Americans live in communities where they cannot find a doctor while others have to.... Read More

Hospitals Ask Congress to Delay ACA Medicaid Funding Cuts — For the 14th Time

Jul 25, 2023 at 08:15 am by Staff

By Phil Galewitz, KFF Health News It has become as familiar a sight in Washington as the cherry blossoms in spring: lobbyists from the nation&rsquo.... Read More

Everything Old Is New Again? The Latest Round of Health Policy Proposals Reprises Existing Ideas

Jul 24, 2023 at 12:06 pm by Staff

By Julie Appleby, KFF Health News Forget “repeal and replace,” an oft-repeated Republican rallying cry against the Affordable Care Act..... Read More

FDA Head Robert Califf Battles Misinformation — Sometimes with Fuzzy Facts

Jul 24, 2023 at 12:00 pm by Staff

By Darius Tahir, KFF Health News Robert Califf, the head of the Food and Drug Administration, doesn’t seem to be having fun on the job. “I w.... Read More