<ѻýҕl>Becerra Gets Sharp Questions From All Sides at Budget Hearingѻýҕl> House members cite lack of action and funding on physician payment reform and other issues Apr 18, 2024
<ѻýҕl>IG Live April 22: Temperature Rising, Health Decliningѻýҕl> How health professionals can help confront climate change Apr 18, 2024
<ѻýҕl>California Sets Long-Awaited Drinking Water Limit for 'Erin Brockovich' Contaminantѻýҕl> The rule is the first in the nation to specifically target the heavy metal Apr 18, 2024
<ѻýҕl>Ortiz Victim Speaks Out; Collapsed Imaging Table Suit; Hospital Exec Embezzled $600Kѻýҕl> A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Apr 18, 2024
<ѻýҕl>Science Journals Under Fire; Infusion System Recall; Visual Impairment and Suicideѻýҕl> Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ѻýҕl staff Apr 18, 2024
<ѻýҕl>Idaho's Ban on Youth Gender-Affirming Care Has Families Scrambling for Solutionsѻýҕl> Ruling marks the first time the U.S. Supreme Court has weighed in on the issue Apr 17, 2024
<ѻýҕl>House Panel Says China Subsidizes Fentanyl Production to Fuel U.S. Crisisѻýҕl> Most overdose deaths in the U.S. continue to be linked to fentanyl and other synthetic opioids Apr 17, 2024
<ѻýҕl>Doc Manipulated Organ Database? Hospital Board Targeted; Biotech Security Threat?ѻýҕl> This past week in healthcare investigations Apr 17, 2024
<ѻýҕl>Death After Hemorrhoid Cream; Working Late and Illness; Full-Blown Hoardingѻýҕl> Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ѻýҕl staff Apr 17, 2024
<ѻýҕl>The H5N1 Outbreak Is Not a Test Run, It's a Warning Shotѻýҕl> A true public health success would be preventing the virus from further adapting to humans Apr 16, 2024
<ѻýҕl>Only One Harm From mRNA COVID Vaccines, Report Determinesѻýҕl> Independent reviewers reject causal links to infertility, myocardial infarction, stroke Apr 16, 2024
<ѻýҕl>Improper Payments in Medicare and Medicaid: Who's at Fault?ѻýҕl> Republicans and Democrats took differing approaches on the subject at a House hearing Apr 16, 2024
<ѻýҕl>The California Saga: Why Some DOs Fear Combined Medical Boardsѻýҕl> Their main concern is that their scope of practice would be "trampled" Apr 16, 2024
<ѻýҕl>Should DOs and MDs Have Separate Licensing Boards? They Still Do in 13 Statesѻýҕl> West Virginia effort hits late obstacle; some DOs fear bias under a combined board Apr 16, 2024
<ѻýҕl>White House Announces Partnership With 50 Countries to Stifle Future Pandemicsѻýҕl> President Biden asking for $1.2 billion for global health safety efforts Apr 16, 2024
<ѻýҕl>The 340B Program Isn't Going Anywhere, Lawmaker Tells Hospital Executivesѻýҕl> Rep says it's a great program that helps rural areas, and needs to continue Apr 16, 2024
<ѻýҕl>Decaying Bodies and COVID Fraud? Health Worker Minimum Wage; Pharma's Small Tax Billѻýҕl> Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ѻýҕl staff Apr 16, 2024
<ѻýҕl>MedPAC Wrestles With Wide Variation in Generic Rx Prices, Availabilityѻýҕl> Commissioners baffled by factors affecting Part D drug prices Apr 15, 2024
<ѻýҕl>Reports of Unauthorized Obamacare Plan-Switching and Sign-Ups Trigger Concernѻýҕl> Policyholders end up in plans that don't include their doctors or medications they regularly take Apr 14, 2024
<ѻýҕl>Congress Can Take Action to Prevent Older Adult Falls and Associated Opioid Useѻýҕl> The bipartisan SAFE Act offers important solutions Apr 14, 2024
<ѻýҕl>Federal Probes Need to Look Beyond Private Equity-Owned Healthcare for Alleged Abuseѻýҕl> Non-profit entities should also be fair game, says Ron Harman King, JD, MS Apr 14, 2024 video
<ѻýҕl>CMS Officials Pressed on Catheter Fraud Issue at Accountable Care Meetingѻýҕl> "We just kindly ask that you address the issue with higher urgency," said one ACO member Apr 12, 2024
<ѻýҕl>FDA Chief Blasted for Infant Formula Crisis Response, COVID Vaccinesѻýҕl> Republican lawmakers questioned why the agency is "failing to do the bare minimum" Apr 12, 2024
<ѻýҕl>'I'm Dying, You're Not': Terminally Ill Ask More States for Physician-Assisted Deathѻýҕl> Debates on medical aid in dying bills are playing out in Kentucky, Delaware, Maryland, and Iowa Apr 12, 2024
<ѻýҕl>Surgery May Be More Cost-Effective Than Wegovy in Adults With a BMI 35+ѻýҕl> Annual price of semaglutide would have to drop significantly to be comparable Apr 12, 2024
<ѻýҕl>More Medicare $$ Needed to Pay Docs for Treating the Chronically Ill, Senators Toldѻýҕl> Payment codes are underused because "the cost of billing them is itself unprofitable" Apr 12, 2024
<ѻýҕl>MedPod Today: Anti-DEI Rep at Med Meeting; Private Equity Probe; Delayed Rankingsѻýҕl> ѻýҕl reporters offer further insights into these recently covered topics Apr 12, 2024 podcast
<ѻýҕl>CDC: COVID Vax Not Linked to Sudden Deaths in Young Adultsѻýҕl> Mortality from vaccine-related myocarditis not supported by Oregon death records Apr 11, 2024
<ѻýҕl>Usefulness Questioned for Transplant Center Report Cardsѻýҕl> Ratings look like noise due to volatile score changes every half year Apr 11, 2024
<ѻýҕl>House Members Struggle to Craft Road Map for Future of Telehealthѻýҕl> Lawmakers examine issues around reimbursement, licensure, and patient choice Apr 11, 2024
<ѻýҕl>Doc's Murderer Imprisoned; Butt Injection Arrest; Free Botox for Sexѻýҕl> A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Apr 11, 2024
<ѻýҕl>New CDC Alert; Trump Disses Abortion Judgment; $10 Billion Long COVID 'Moonshot'ѻýҕl> Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ѻýҕl staff Apr 11, 2024
<ѻýҕl>Justice Department Issues Final Rule to End the 'Gun Show Loophole'ѻýҕl> "If you sell guns predominantly to earn a profit ... you must conduct background checks" Apr 11, 2024
<ѻýҕl>SPAC Activity Should Be Monitored Amid Corporatization of Healthcareѻýҕl> SPACs offer a new way for private healthcare companies to go public Apr 10, 2024
<ѻýҕl>Cass Review Finds Weak Evidence for Puberty Blockers, Hormones in Youth Gender Careѻýҕl> Review leader Hilary Cass, MD, says medical treatment for gender is "built on shaky foundations" Apr 10, 2024
<ѻýҕl>PAs in Oregon Can Soon Use 'Physician Associate' Titleѻýҕl> New law to take effect in June; rebranding effort is years in the making Apr 10, 2024
<ѻýҕl>Unraveling the MultiPlan Mystery; Charity Care Mismatch; FDA Panel Conflictsѻýҕl> This past week in healthcare investigations Apr 10, 2024
<ѻýҕl>Biden Admin Imposes National Limits on 'Forever Chemicals' in Drinking Waterѻýҕl> Most important action the EPA has ever taken on PFAS, says agency administrator Apr 10, 2024
<ѻýҕl>More Health Systems Likely to Drop Out of Medicare Advantage, Analyst Predictsѻýҕl> Claims denials, prior authorizations are just some of the reasons, he says Apr 10, 2024
<ѻýҕl>No, a Jail Is Not an Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Facilityѻýҕl> How local jails ignore medical guidelines and contribute to the overdose crisis Apr 09, 2024