With the clock ticking down on the Biden Administration, the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services (HHS), and the Treasury (the Departments) announced the withdrawal...

On June 14, House Energy and Commerce Committee (E&C) Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers published a "framework for discussion" proposing reforms to the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The framework proposes...

On January 6, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued two draft guidance documents relating to the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to support development and marketing of medical devices and drugs.

On May 5, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division issued a joint letter to federal agencies directing them to identify and submit a list of anticompetitive regulations...

In recent years, opioid-related overdoses have become a leading cause of death associated with pregnancy and the postpartum period, with mortality rates rising more than 80% between 2017 and 2020.

Editor's Note: The article below is based on the new state assessment tool, supported by the State Health and Value Strategies (SHVS) program, a grantee of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

On May 13, an association of Medicare Advantage field marketing organizations (FMOs) filed suit against CMS, challenging new marketing restrictions in the 2025 Medicare Advantage final rule.

Support for this toolkit was provided by the State Health and Value Strategies program, a grantee of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The views expressed here do not necessarily reflect the views of the Foundation.

The 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule extends ten different pandemic flexibilities related to telehealth. In a new podcast for the Compliance & Ethics Blog—produced...

On May 5, President Trump signed an executive order (EO) titled, "Regulatory Relief to Promote Domestic Production of Critical Medicines." The EO seeks to build...

This Roadmap was prepared by the Maryland Coalition of Families and Manatt Health in partnership with the Maryland Department of Health's Behavioral Health Administration.

On May 17, the Senate Finance Committee released a long-awaited white paper describing its legislative effort focused on bolstering chronic care through physician payment.

Every year, millions of people receive balance bills—additional out-of-pocket charges after insurance has paid its share—from out-of-network health care providers, facilities...

On April 21, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Kennedy v. Braidwood Management, which could end the requirement that nearly all commercial insurers cover...

On April 29, the Supreme Court issued its opinion in Advocate Christ Medical Center et al., v. Kennedy, affirming a lower court ruling that upheld The Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS)...

Health tech startups often focus on quality measurement, because their customers and investors care about it. In some cases, companies have developed products...

In prior reports, The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) described the challenges that patients and caregivers face when seeking medically necessary blood cancer care in the United States...

Amid the ongoing congressional action related to Medicaid reform, late on Friday, June 6, the White House released a presidential memorandum directed to the HHS Secretary and CMS Administrator titled...

In a move to protect music artists and their fans (among a host of additional event presenters), both Maryland (MD) and Minnesota recently passed groundbreaking legislation aimed at bringing transparency...

The health care industry, like most industries, is exploring how to reap the benefits of increasingly powerful artificial intelligence-based technologies while managing the risks they pose.