News Briefs - Appeals Court Set to Rehear No Surprises Case - An appeals court is set to rehear a case from providers trying to restrict what factors insurers consider in calculating a key metric that arbiters use to...more
News Briefs - States, D.C., File Lawsuit to Block Trump's HHS Restructuring - A coalition of 20 attorneys general is suing to block what they say is the Trump administration's "dangerous dismantling" of the federal health...more
5/19/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Drug Pricing ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Technology ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Hospitals ,
Medicaid ,
Medical Devices ,
New Legislation ,
Nursing Homes ,
Physicians ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Trump Administration
News Briefs - March Healthcare Data Breaches Declined 46% to Lowest Since 2022 - Healthcare data breaches appear to be on the decline for now. The HIPAA Journal reported just 58 breaches in March -- the lowest total for the...more
5/5/2025
/ Acquisitions ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Data Breach ,
Digital Health ,
Drug Pricing ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Hospitals ,
Nursing Homes ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Private Equity
News Briefs - Hospitals, Medical Device Makers Concerned Over Tariff Impact - A week after declaring "Liberation Day" and levying hefty tariffs on most of the country’s trading partners, President Donald Trump reversed...more
4/21/2025
/ Acquisitions ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Digital Health ,
Health Care Providers ,
Hospice ,
Hospitals ,
Medical Devices ,
Mergers ,
Nursing Homes ,
Tariffs ,
Trump Administration
News Briefs - Hospital, Device Makers Seeking Exemptions on Tariffs - Medical device makers, hospitals, and other key health industries are pressing to gain exemptions under the Trump administration's new tariff regime with...more
News Briefs - Congress Extends Telehealth Flexibilities for Another Six Months - Pandemic-related telehealth flexibilities set to expire March 31 have recently been extended for another six months as federal lawmakers approve...more
3/24/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
CMMI ,
Cybersecurity ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Hospitals ,
Medicare ,
Nurses ,
Opioid ,
Patient Safety ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Supply Chain ,
Telehealth
News Briefs - Analysts Predict Increase in 2025 P.E. Healthcare Dealmaking - Following a steady, but modest, year of private equity dealmaking in healthcare, 2025 could see higher levels of activity as market conditions...more
3/17/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Cybersecurity ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Long Term Care Facilities ,
Medicare ,
Mergers ,
Nursing Homes ,
Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) ,
Physician Fee Schedule ,
Physicians ,
Private Equity
News Briefs - Trump Signs Executive Order to Improve Health Price Transparency - U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order aiming to improve price transparency on healthcare costs by directing federal agencies to...more
3/11/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Executive Orders ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Hospitals ,
Medicare ,
Physicians ,
Price Transparency ,
Rural Health Care Providers ,
Telehealth
News Briefs - Proposed Budget Cuts Could Greatly Impact Healthcare Sector - House Republicans unveiled a budget resolution that asks the Energy and Commerce Committee, which oversees Medicare and Medicaid, to find $880...more
2/21/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Digital Health ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Hospice ,
Hospitals ,
Medicaid ,
Medical Research ,
Medicare ,
Physicians ,
Public Health ,
Rural Health Care Providers
News Briefs - More States Taking Steps to Control P.E. in Healthcare Settings - An increasing number of states are looking to control private healthcare operations transactions, even as the Trump administration appears likely...more
2/18/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Federal Funding ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Hospitals ,
Nursing Homes ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmacies ,
Private Equity ,
Rural Health Care Providers ,
Tariffs ,
Trump Administration
News Briefs - 80 Percent of Health Organizations Hit with Cyberattack - More than 80 percent of healthcare organizations detected a cyberattack on their technology infrastructure within the past year, according to a survey by...more
News Briefs - Federal Judge Rejects Attempt to Stop Nursing Home Staffing Rule - A federal judge has rejected a bid by 20 Republican state attorneys general to block enforcement of a new rule adopted by the outgoing Biden...more
1/30/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Data Breach ,
DEA ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Medical Devices ,
Medicare ,
Nursing Homes ,
Private Equity ,
Telehealth
News Briefs - Hospitals Urged to Check for Accuracy as AI Use Increases -About 65 percent, or 1,696, of U.S. hospitals surveyed reported using artificial intelligence or predictive models integrated with their electronic...more
1/27/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Digital Health ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Hospitals ,
Nursing Homes ,
Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) ,
Venture Capital
News Briefs - Number of Official Physician Union Drives Soared Over Two Years - While fewer than 10 percent of U.S. physicians are unionized, the number of official union drives among private-sector doctors have skyrocketed...more
1/13/2025
/ Acquisitions ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Home Health Care ,
Hospice ,
Medical Devices ,
Mergers ,
Physicians
News Briefs - Lawmakers Strike Deal to Extend Expiring Healthcare Programs - Lawmakers reached a deal to extend expiring healthcare programs, lobbyists close to the issue said. The package is more robust than lobbyists...more
12/27/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Home Health Care ,
Hospitals ,
Medical Reimbursement ,
Nursing Homes ,
Pharmacies ,
Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) ,
Rural Health Care Providers ,
Skilled Nursing Facility
News Briefs - Congress Taking on Healthcare Policies Set to Expire - Congress has begun discussions on important healthcare policies set to expire on December 31....more
12/20/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Cybersecurity ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Technology ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Hospitals ,
Medical Devices ,
Pharmacies ,
Rural Health Care Providers
News Briefs - FDA Guidelines Require TV Drug Ads to Be Simpler, More Direct - Those ever-present TV drug ads showing patients hiking, biking, or enjoying a day at the beach could soon have a different look: New rules require...more
12/12/2024
/ Advertising ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Cybersecurity ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Hospice ,
Hospitals ,
Long Term Care Facilities ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Price Transparency
News Briefs - New FDA Guidelines Aim to Make TV Drug Ads Clearer, More Direct - The ever-present TV drug ads showing patients hiking, biking, or enjoying a day at the beach could soon have a different look, as new rules...more
12/2/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Hospice ,
Hospitals ,
Medicare ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Physicians ,
Prescription Drugs
News Briefs - Congressional Extension of Telehealth Waivers Left in Limbo - Pandemic-era telehealth waivers that allowed providers to expand their virtual care footprint will end this year unless Congress takes action. The...more
11/18/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance ,
Healthcare ,
Hospice ,
Medical Devices ,
Medicare ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Skilled Nursing Facility ,
Telehealth ,
Telemedicine
News Briefs - FTC Finalizes Providers' Reporting Rules Prior to M&A - The Federal Trade Commission has made changes to a rule meant to improve its ability to detect illegal mergers and acquisitions before they happen, by...more
10/25/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
DEA ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Technology ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Home Health Care ,
Hospice ,
Nursing Homes ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Telehealth
News Briefs - 75% of Hospitals Spending More on Tech to Boost Cybersecurity - Three-quarters of hospitals and health systems spent more on information technology last year and many will continue to do so, with greater focus...more
10/15/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Cybersecurity ,
Drug Pricing ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Hospice ,
Hospitals ,
Medicare ,
Physicians ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Telehealth
News Briefs - Study Says Telemedicine Improved Quality of Doctors' Patient Care - Telemedicine helped improve the quality of doctors' patient care during the COVID-19 pandemic and has the potential for improving physician...more
10/8/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Healthcare Workers ,
Hospitals ,
Information Technology ,
Labor Shortage ,
OIG ,
Rural Health Care Providers ,
Telehealth ,
Telemedicine
News Briefs - House Committee Approves Telehealth Modernization Act of 2024 - A House committee voted to advance a bill that would extend telehealth flexibilities in Medicare for another two years. The legislation, called the...more
10/2/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Cybersecurity ,
Drug Pricing ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Healthcare Workers ,
Hospice ,
Hospitals ,
HRSA ,
Nursing Homes ,
Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) ,
Physicians ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Telehealth
News Briefs - HHS Offers 75,000 Pages in Defense of Nursing Home Staffing Mandate - The Department of Health and Human Services filed more than 75,000 pages of rule-making records with a federal court, beginning its formal...more
9/26/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Biotechnology ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Healthcare Workers ,
Hospice ,
Hospitals ,
Telehealth ,
Telemedicine
News Briefs - Physicians Responsible for Meeting CMS Information Blocking Rules - The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology issued a final rule that...more
8/29/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Drug Pricing ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Information Technologies ,
Healthcare ,
Hospice ,
Hospitals ,
Long Term Care Facilities ,
Nursing Homes ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Physicians ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Telehealth