Orlando Regulatory

Is Legislation to Safeguard Americans Against Superbugs a Boondoggle or Breakthrough?

Dec 19, 2022 at 10:04 am by pj

By Liz Szabo and Arthur Allen, Kaiser Health News and Arthur Allen With time running out in the 2022 congressional session, a b.... Read More

HHS Finalizes Physician Payment Rule Strengthening Access to Behavioral Health Services and Whole-Person Care

Nov 02, 2022 at 06:47 pm by pj

Rule includes expanded cancer screening coverage in support of President Biden’s Cancer Moonshot and promotes innovation and coordinated care in Medicare Today,.... Read More

Doctors Rush to Use Supreme Court Ruling to Escape Opioid Charges

Sep 20, 2022 at 11:06 pm by pj

By Brett Kelman, Kaiser Health News Dr. Nelson Onaro conceded last summer that he’d written illegal prescriptions, although he said he was thi.... Read More

Newborns Get Routine Heel Blood Tests, but Should States Keep Those Samples?

Sep 20, 2022 at 11:03 pm by pj

By Michelle Andrews, Kaiser Health News Close to 4 million babies are born in the United States every year, and within their first 48 hours near.... Read More

Court Ruling May Spur Competitive Health Plans to Bring Back Copays for Preventive Services

Sep 20, 2022 at 11:01 pm by pj

By Harris Meyer, Kaiser Health News Tom and Mary Jo York are a health-conscious couple, going in for annual physicals and periodic colorectal cancer screeni.... Read More

Unexpected Surprises in the No Surprises Act: How Medical Practices Should Respond

Sep 12, 2022 at 10:51 am by pj

By Dan D’Orazio, CEO, Sage Growth Partners The No Surprises Act (NSA) has been in effect since January 1 to protect patients against an estimated 12 m.... Read More

Organ Transplants Are Up, but the Agency in Charge Is Under Fire

Sep 07, 2022 at 06:15 pm by pj

By Blake Farmer, Nashville Public Radio, Kaiser Health News For the past decade, Precious McCowan’s life has revolved around organ transplants. She’s a docto.... Read More

When Does Life Begin? As State Laws Define It, Science, Politics, and Religion Clash

Sep 07, 2022 at 06:04 pm by pj

By Sarah Varney, Kaiser Health News As life-preserving medical technology advanced in the second half of the 20th century, doctors and families were faced with a t.... Read More

Health First Partners with Law Enforcement, First Responders to Stage Live Active-shooter Drills

Sep 07, 2022 at 04:26 pm by pj

It took months of planning that involved coordinating outside agencies, an empty hospital floor and hundreds of rounds of blank bullets – and it was all a drill..... Read More

AMA: Patient Access at Risk Unless Congress Reforms Medicare Payment System

Sep 07, 2022 at 11:42 am by pj

Medicare Reform Top Plank in AMA’s Recovery Plan for America’s Physicians In detailed comments concerning the Medicare Physician Payment Schedul.... Read More

AMA Announces CPT Update for COVID-19 Boosters Adapted to Omicron

Aug 31, 2022 at 03:21 pm by pj

New codes assigned to bivalent COVID-19 vaccine booster doses from Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTechThe American Medical Association (AMA) has announced an editorial update to&.... Read More

CMS Encourages States to Use Medicaid Payments to Nursing Homes to Drive Better Health Outcomes for Residents

Aug 23, 2022 at 06:04 pm by pj

In support of President Biden’s plan to improve the nation’s nursing homes, CMS outlines actions for states to improve safety and quality of care for resid.... Read More

US Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Treasury issue final rules on federal process against surprise billing

Aug 19, 2022 at 07:45 pm by pj

Rules provide key guidance for arbitrators; additional disclosure to providers, facilities WASHINGTON – The U.S. Departments of Labor, Health and Human Ser.... Read More