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FDA Nominee Grilled about Agency’s Drug Approval Process
Opinion -The U.S. Senate considers the nomination of Stephen Hahn to head the FDA. -
Interview: Air Ambulance Access Under Threat from Congress
Opinion -In response to public outcry over “surprise medical bills,” Congress is considering the Lower Health Care Costs Act, reported out of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health and the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee -
Wyoming Requests Medicaid Pay for All Air Ambulance Flights
Opinion -Wyoming, a state with expansive plains and a sparse population, is working on a plan through the Section 1115 waiver process to have the federal government cover air ambulance transportation through Medicaid for all state residents, regardless of income. -
Federal Judge Orders CMS to End Site-Neutral Reimbursement Policy
Opinion -Reaffirming her earlier ruling against the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) site-neutral pay policy, U.S. District Judge Rosemary Collyer on October 21 rejected CMS’s request that it be allowed to develop its own remedy. -
President’s Executive Order Increases Freedom Under Medicare—But There’s More to Be Done
Opinion -President Trump, thank you very much for Section 11, Maximizing Freedom for Medicare Patients and Providers, of your Executive Order on Protecting and Improving Medicare for Our Nation’s Seniors. -
Role of Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants to Expand Under Medicare
Opinion -President Donald Trump signed an executive order to allow nurse practitioners (NPs) and physician assistants (PAs) to practice under their full scope as Medicare providers. -
Texas Public Policy Foundation Aims to Get It ‘Right on Health Care’
Opinion -Editor’s note: Each month, Health Care News will be profiling a national and state-based public policy organization working to advance freedom in the health care market so that consumers and providers can all be winners. -
Ineffective Federal Policies Cause Havoc in Biosimilars Market
Opinion -Lawsuits are being filed and a trade group released a report stating “anti-competitive” marketing practices by biologic drug makers are costing the health care market billions of dollars, -
Congress Considers Prescription Drug Price Controls for Seniors
Opinion -A sweeping drug pricing bill pushed by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) has been slowed by a disagreement between progressive and more moderate Democrats. -
Lawsuit Challenges Illinois Policy on Vitamin K Shots for Newborns
Opinion -A group of parents filed a lawsuit in federal court against the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS), pediatricians, and several hospitals after their newborn babies were seized for hours when the parents declined vitamin K shots -
Maine Voters Will Decide Vaccine Exemptions on March Ballot
Opinion -A group of parents in Maine collected enough signatures to let voters decide whether to keep or repeal L.D. 798, the state’s recently enacted vaccine law eliminating religious and philosophical exemptions for most public-school students. -
Indiana, Arizona Stall on Medicaid Work Rule, Blaming Lawsuits
Opinion -Indiana and Arizona are holding off implementing their proposed Medicaid work requirements as lawsuits on the matter await resolution. -
Tennessee Makes Request to Become First Medicaid Block Grant State
Opinion -Eager to free their state from what they say is “excessive or unnecessary intervention in its Medicaid program,” officials in Tennessee are putting the final touches on a sweeping proposal to -
Physicians Offer Solutions for Clinician ‘Burnout’
Opinion -Physicians across the nation give their view on the causes of professional dissatisfaction and what can be done to fix it. -
Health Care System Takes Heavy Toll on Nation’s Clinicians, Study Finds
Opinion -Long hours, a bureaucratic morass, and the constant threat of medical malpractice lawsuits are taking an increasingly alarming toll on the nation’s doctors, nurses, and other medical professionals and putting patients at risk, -
Employer Wellness Program Is Illegal, Lawsuit Contends
Opinion -Employees of Yale University filed a class action lawsuit claiming the institution’s incentive for participation in wellness programs violates the federal Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA). -
Congressional Republicans Present Health Care Plan
Opinion -The Republican Study Committee (RSC) presented a 68-page plan to make health insurance more affordable, protect people with preexisting conditions, and give consumers more control over their care. -
Michigan Legislature Blocks CON Restriction on New Cancer Therapy
Opinion -The Michigan Legislature blocked an attempt by the state’s Certificate of Need (CON) Commission to limit access to a new treatment for some blood cancers, known as CAR-T cell therapy. -
FDA Nominee Brings Patient Care Perspective
Opinion -Confirmation hearings on Stephen Hahn began November 20. Hahn told the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions, he will put science over politics. -
Government Title X Grants Come with a Big Price Tag
Opinion -The founder of a non-profit health care organization for women gives his reasons for saying "no" to federal Title X family planning grants -
Health Insurance Participation Rates Show Federal Reforms Are Working
Opinion -The latest U.S. Census Bureau survey shows a sizable increase in the number of Americans without health insurance. -
Interview: Health Care Is Less Expensive When Consumers Pay Directly
Opinion -A view on consumer-driven health plans and how they can reduce cost and lead to better care. -
Kidney Patients Die Despite Plenty of Donated Organs, Study Finds
Opinion -About 10,000 patients with kidney disease die from renal failure each year in the United States, and a new study shows it’s not for lack of organ donors. -
Michigan Considers Tax Break for Live Organ Donors
Opinion -The Michigan Legislature is considering granting a $5,000 tax credit to those who donate a kidney or part of their liver to a patient in need.
