News Briefs - Healthcare Workforce Bounces Back, But Recovery Uneven -The U.S. healthcare workforce has bounced back from the massive job losses of early 2020, with employment now matching pre-pandemic projections, according...more
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 - Judge Rules Against Administration's HHS Reorg, Reductions - California District Judge Susan Illston has granted a preliminary injunction against the Trump administration's recent reductions in force across...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 - Hospitals Lose Supreme Court HHS Payment Case - The U.S. Supreme Court sided with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in a lawsuit brought by more than 200 hospitals that serve low-income...more
5/9/2025
/ Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Drug Pricing ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Costs ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Healthcare Workers ,
Hospitals ,
Medicare ,
Physicians ,
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 - High Court to Hear Case Challenging ACA Free Preventive Care - The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments in a case challenging a provision of the Affordable Care Act that requires private insurers to cover...more
4/28/2025
/ Affordable Care Act ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Drug Pricing ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance ,
Healthcare Costs ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Hospitals ,
Nursing Homes ,
Prescription Drugs ,
SCOTUS
News Briefs - Judge Blocks Trump from Cutting Billions in State Health Funding - A federal judge said she will grant a request from 23 states to issue an emergency block on the federal government's rescindment of billions in...more
4/16/2025
/ Cybersecurity ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Drug Pricing ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Hospitals ,
Medical Devices ,
Nursing Homes ,
Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) ,
Public Health ,
Trump Administration
News Briefs - Nationwide Hospitals Warned of Potential Terror Threat - The American Hospital Association and the nonprofit Health-ISAC (Information Sharing and Analysis Center) are warning of a potential terrorist threat...more
News Briefs - Healthcare Industry Prepares for Stricter FTC Merger Guidelines - The Federal Trade Commission will continue to use stricter guidelines inked by the Biden administration in reviewing corporate mergers, FTC Chair...more
3/4/2025
/ Antitrust Provisions ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
DEA ,
Drug Pricing ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Home Health Care ,
Hospice ,
Mergers ,
Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Private Equity ,
Telehealth ,
Telemedicine
News Briefs - 2024 Healthcare Bankruptcies Down, Still Second Highest on Record - Senior care, pharmaceutical companies, and physician practices led healthcare provider bankruptcies in 2024 despite an overall dip in Chapter...more
2/11/2025
/ Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Data Privacy ,
Drug Pricing ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Hospitals ,
Medicare ,
Nursing Homes ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Skilled Nursing Facility ,
Telehealth
News Briefs - DOJ National Nursing Home Initiative Aims to Boost Enforcement - The Department of Justice's new report details how the bureau is tackling crimes against older adults and how some providers have found themselves...more
11/11/2024
/ Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Drug Pricing ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Medicare ,
Nursing Homes ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) ,
Physicians
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 - 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 Drops Appeal of Court's Ruling in Hospital Web Tracking Case - The Department of Health and Human Services is dropping its appeal of a June U.S. District Court ruling that vacated the government's...more
9/11/2024
/ Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Drug Pricing ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Medical Devices ,
Medicare ,
Physicians ,
Popular ,
Ransomware ,
Rural Health Care Providers ,
Telehealth ,
Web Tracking
News Briefs - Statistics Show Upward Trend in Healthcare Data Breaches - Healthcare data breach statistics clearly show there has been an upward trend in data breaches over the past 14 years, with 2021 seeing more data...more
9/4/2024
/ Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Data Breach ,
Drug Pricing ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Hospice ,
Hospitals ,
HRSA ,
Medical Devices ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Surprise Medical Bills
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
News Briefs - State Governments Taking Steps to Make Rules on Healthcare AI - In the absence of federal guardrails on artificial intelligence in healthcare, state governments are figuring out their own rules of the road....more
8/21/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Drug Pricing ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance ,
Healthcare ,
Hospitals ,
Medical Devices ,
Medicare ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Private Equity ,
Rural Health Care Providers ,
Surprise Medical Bills
News Briefs - Lawmakers Boosting Investigation of P.E. Role in Healthcare - Influential U.S. Senators are the latest to launch investigations into private equity's increasing role in owning and operating everything from...more
6/25/2024
/ Cybersecurity ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Drug Pricing ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Healthcare Workers ,
Hospitals ,
Nurses ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Private Equity ,
Rural Health Care Providers ,
Section 340B
News Briefs - Appeals Court Rules Drug Firms Can Limit 340B Discounted Drugs - An appeals court has upheld a lower court ruling on 340B that sided with drug manufacturers. At issue is whether pharmaceutical companies can...more
6/4/2024
/ Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Drug Pricing ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Healthcare Workers ,
Hospice ,
Hospital Mergers ,
Hospitals ,
Long Term Care Facilities ,
Nursing Homes ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Section 340B
News Briefs - Groups Urge Appeals Court to Revive Drug Price Negotiation Suit - Healthcare and drug industry groups urged a U.S. appeals court to revive their challenge to a law requiring manufacturers to negotiate the prices...more
5/13/2024
/ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Drug Pricing ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Healthcare Workers ,
Hospital Mergers ,
Hospitals ,
Medicare ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Nurses ,
Telehealth ,
Whistleblowers
News Briefs - Telehealth Access Challenged as Internet Subsidy Program Ends - More than 23 million low-income households -- urban, suburban, rural, and tribal -- are enrolled in the federal discount program Congress created...more
4/15/2024
/ Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Cybersecurity ,
DEA ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Drug Pricing ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Hospitals ,
Medicare ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Rural Health Care Providers ,
Telehealth
News Briefs - Massive Cyberattack Could Spur Movement in Healthcare Industry - As the disruption caused by the cyberattack at Change Healthcare stretches beyond its tenth day, cybersecurity experts say the incident could spur...more
3/13/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Cybersecurity ,
Drug Pricing ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Healthcare Workers ,
Hospitals ,
Labor Shortage ,
Medicare ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Nursing Homes ,
Price Transparency
News Briefs - Poll Finds Americans Cautiously Optimistic About AI in Healthcare Americans are cautiously optimistic that AI will be able to improve the healthcare they receive, a new Cleveland Clinic survey finds. About three...more
2/12/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Drug Pricing ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Hospitals ,
Medicaid ,
Nursing Homes
News Briefs - FDA Gives First Approval of Mass Canadian Drug Imports - The Food and Drug Administration has allowed Florida to import millions of dollars' worth of medications from Canada at far lower prices than in the...more
1/15/2024
/ Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Drug Pricing ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Workers ,
Hospitals ,
Nurses ,
Nursing Homes ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Price Transparency ,
Telehealth