Bundle Payments By Condition, Not Procedure Experts call for 'upstream' payment model that treats the whole patient May 16, 2018
Morning Break: Stolen Trump Records; Gyns in Trouble; Eye Cancer Cluster? Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by the staff May 02, 2018
ACOG, Planned Parenthood Proud to Fight for Women's Healthcare Organizations collaborated on Washington advocacy May 01, 2018
FDA Panel Gives Celecoxib Positive CV Safety Grade Votes 15-5 that it is non-inferior to naproxen, ibuprofen Apr 25, 2018
Clinical Trials Need to be More Inclusive, Experts Say Children, seniors, and chronic disease patients need more options Apr 17, 2018
FDA Panel Gives Thumbs Up to 90-Day Glucose Monitor Unanimous agreement that device is safe, effective Mar 29, 2018
Docs, Medical Boards Ignored FDA Warning Letters on CCSVI Fueled by YouTube, bogus MS 'cure' peddled by docs licensed in multiple states Mar 28, 2018
By the Numbers: Obesity and Exercise Somewhat paradoxically, both measures post all-time high rates Mar 16, 2018
Initiative Aims to Help Veterans with Mental Illness VA, AMVETS target those who have 'fallen through the cracks' Mar 06, 2018
Big Changes Coming to Healthcare, Says HHS Chief 'We're unafraid of disrupting existing arrangements' Mar 05, 2018
Patients Need More Info on Post-Acute Care, MedPAC Says But providing facility quality ratings is a sticky wicket Mar 01, 2018
From Rehab to Pill Mill Investigated for addiction in one state, now in federal prison after working in another Mar 01, 2018
Partial-Coverage Health Plans to Get Gov't Boost Proposed rule would expand availability of non-ACA compliant plans Feb 20, 2018
Trump Releases FY 2019 Budget Proposal Includes $68 billion for HHS; continues push for ACA repeal Feb 12, 2018
CMS Issues Guidance on Medicaid Work Requirements 10 states are pursuing such rules for Medicaid recipients Jan 11, 2018
FDA Panel: Two Thumbs Down for New Oral Testosterone Drugs Advisory committee unpersuaded by new trial data for Tlando, Jatenzo Jan 10, 2018
History of a Device: Essure This timeline summarizes steps taken by FDA and other agencies Nov 14, 2017
ACEP PAC Gave More to 2016 Candidates Opposing Firearm Checks Group's PAC favored candidates who opposed its own gun control policy Nov 02, 2017
Largest AED Maker to Halt Most Operations as FDA Cites Problems Quality controls have not been up to FDA standards Nov 01, 2017
Policy Experts Debate Pros and Cons of State Medicaid Waivers Will administration show too much flexibility? Oct 31, 2017
Telehealth Advocates Push for Expanded Use Several pending bills would encourage more use of the technology Oct 30, 2017
Trump Administration Rolls Back ACA Contraceptive Coverage Rule Several organizations plan to sue over the change Oct 06, 2017
Time to Change the Way We Price Drugs Value-based pricing, technology assessment among possible solutions Oct 04, 2017
Calls Grow for CDC to Resume Gun Violence Research But little expectation of repealing Dickey Amendment Oct 03, 2017
Morning Break: Antibiotics Running Out; Teen Sex Interest Drops; Children Drive to OR Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by the staff Sep 20, 2017
Building Physician Resilience a Top Priority for AAFP President-Elect Says teaching helps counteract burnout Sep 19, 2017
New AAFP President Ready to Fight 'Single-Specialty Superiority' Munger's priorities include payment reform, reducing regulatory burdens Sep 14, 2017
AAFP Backs Healthcare as Right, 'Publicly Funded Universal Primary Care' Group splinters on whether government plans should cover abortions Sep 14, 2017
PAC Contribution Checkoff Proves Controversial at AAFP But many resolutions sail through with little debate Sep 13, 2017
AAFP Debates Medical Aid-in-Dying Laws Single-payer and healthcare as a 'right' also spark debate Sep 12, 2017
Meigs Urges Family Physicians: Be 'Disruptive Innovators' Congressional battles mark AAFP president's term Sep 12, 2017
FDA Panel Backs New Warning for Gadolinium Contrast Agents Manufacturers could be required to conduct new studies Sep 11, 2017
MedCAC Wary of Bariatric Surgery for Medicare Beneficiaries Panel called for more inclusive research of this population Aug 30, 2017
Can Safe Injection Sites Calm the Opioid Crisis? Critics, proponents battle over decades-old issue Aug 21, 2017
Wait, Did Ted Cruz Just Propose an Obamacare Fix? Offers what looks like amendment to Affordable Care Act Jul 20, 2017
