The United States Food and Drug Administration published a notice in the Federal Register on March 13, 2023, addressing the agency’s various COVID-19-related guidance documents issued by all of the medical product centers.
Last week, the FTC announced settlements in two health-related proceedings: the first regarding company adherence to privacy practices regarding sensitive health data and the second surrounding false and deceptive COVID-19-related health care...
In December 2022, Oregon became the first state since New York (2015) and Minnesota (2016) to put forth a plan to seek federal approval for implementation of a basic health program under Section 1331 of the Affordable Care Act for...
The Biden Administration has announced that May 11, 2023, will be the final day of the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) declaration, which has been in effect since January 2020.
During the COVID-19 public health emergency, states implemented numerous Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program policies and operational processes that helped to maintain coverage and support access to needed physical and...
To benefit fully from America’s health care system, people need both timely access to health care services and comprehensive health coverage to defray the cost of those services.
While the primary focus over the next two months will be on the fall general election, planning for the next fiscal year and 2023 legislative session is underway.
On September 23, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) reopened the comment period for a November 2020 interim final rule titled “Additional Policy and Regulatory Revisions in Response to the COVID-19 Public Health...
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission released updated guidance for employers on several COVID-19-related issues, including when employees can be required to undergo testing for COVID-19, delays to the interactive process and mandatory...
The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, as a local health department, partnered with health plans to pay for provider-initiated outreach for COVID-19 vaccine counseling for unvaccinated people through a program called the...