SCOTUS Deals a Blow to Medical Debt Collectors
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which has been targeting debt collection practices, survives a Supreme Court challenge.
Stark Law Crackdown Jacks Up Fines, Settlements and Physician Pressures
Is a widened enforcement net squeezing physicians unfairly? That's the belief of one high-profile author and health policy expert.
At ViVE 2024, Panelists Share Prior Authorization Progress and Frustration in Payer Insights Program
At the Payer Insights sessions on Day 1 of ViVE 2024, a panel on prior authorization offered compelling insights from speakers who shared the positive developments in this area after years of mounting frustration. Speakers also shared challenges as they work with providers to figure out how policy developments and technology will work in practice.
Healthcare Docket: Help Wanted — Doctor Expert Witnesses
Major malpractice verdicts have spiked in recent years.
Healthcare Docket: Feds and States Move to Curb Private Equity’s Takeover of Healthcare
Will American healthcare go the way of the banking sector’s consolidation into a handful of all-powerful titans?
Healthcare Docket: A Near Doubling of Hospital System Cyberattacks Triggers Bipartisan Bill
Increasing costs and healthcare cybersecurity worries have sparked calls for new laws. The bipartisan “Strengthening Cybersecurity in Health Care Act” by four senators would require the HHS to perform routine evaluations of its systems and deliver biannual reports on practices and progress.
Growing Awareness of Mental Health Importance Fuels New Initiatives, Research
Several recent developments signal increased support for psychological assessments and treatments.
Unlocking Transparency in PBM Pricing
The TSX Venture Exchange has a strong history of helping early-stage health and life sciences companies raise patient capital for research and development.
Healthcare Docket: Will Florida’s Plan to Import Drugs From Canada Open the Floodgates?
No matter the outcome, it’s certain that the cost of drugs will not be an issue easily resolved anytime soon even though several other states also have laws allowing for drug imports.
Reading the Tea Leaves for Cannabis Regulation
A decade after the first recreational marijuana dispensaries opened, will 2024 be the year that cannabis finally gets a get-out-of-jail-for-free card?
‘Constitutional Collisions’ Come Back to Haunt Dobbs Decision
Opposing sides are girding for a likely momentous constitutional confrontation.