Policy and Legislation
Hospitals claim that HHS underfunded them from 2006 to 2009.
The rule is a call to action to strengthen cybersecurity protections, says Ferdinand Hamada, managing director of the healthcare, pharma and life sciences sector at MorganFranklin Cyber.
NIH received backlash after the director announced last week that it would amass private medical records to give to HHS Secretary RFK Jr.
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One of the first executive orders in the new administration was to rescind the former AI roadmap and call for the development of an AI action plan, says Jonathan French, HIMSS' senior director of public policy.
Hospitals, contract pharmacies and others make significant revenue from 340B, but the concern is whether patients benefit.
Private medical records from federal and commercial databases will reportedly be given to HHS Secretary RFK Jr. for the study.
The Securing Access to Care for Seniors in Critical Condition Act was introduced in March and is awaiting further action.
The FTC has finalized rules to significantly expand the information required for filing a pre-merger notification, says Michael Ramey, managing principal of Strategic & Transaction Solutions at PYA.
PBMs take advantage of a lax regulatory environment to inflate drug prices, Sanders says.
The ANA is concerned about the fallout from proposed cuts to the National Institute of Nursing Research, among other programs.