FDA to hold public meeting on drug shortages
The Food & Drug Administration (FDA) will hold a public meeting on Nov. 27 to discuss the underlying causes of drug shortages and offer...
Rounds’ IHS assessment bill moves to full Senate floor
Legislation proposed by Sen. Mike Rounds calling for a comprehensive assessment of the Indian Health Service (IHS) passed out of the Senate Indian Affairs...
CMS proposes rule to require manufacturers to disclose drug prices
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has proposed a rule (CMS-4187) that will require prescription drug manufacturers to disclose in television ads...
VA changes Aid and Attendance benefit
Starting Oct. 18, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) will review not just current assets, but records from the previous three years when...
Support needed for CNA lock-out legislation
A bill introduced Sept. 28 by Rep. Sean Duffy (R-WI) to end the mandatory certified nurse assistant (CNA) training lockout for skilled nursing facilities...
Anthem agrees to pay $16M for data breach
Anthem, the second largest health insurer in the nation, has agreed to pay the Department of Health and Human Services a record $16 million...
Updated MedPAC Payment Basics series now available
MedPAC announced the release of the updated 2018 Medicare Payment Basics series. View the documents in the series, which provide an overview of 20...
HealthCare.gov hacked, customer privacy breached
Customer privacy on a key Obamacare enrollment portal, HealthCare.gov, was hacked in the past week, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services...
FDA considers ban on flavored cigars
The Food & Drug Administration (FDA) is scaling up efforts to fight youth tobacco addiction with potential regulation that would ban all flavored cigars....
President signs opioid bill
President Trump on Oct. 24 signed into law a sweeping 660-page bipartisan opioid package, H.R. 6 (115), that bundles dozens of bills aimed at...
