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Regulatory

GOP senators unclear which bill they will vote on next week

July 24, 2017

Via: FierceHealthcare

Though Senate Republicans are planning a procedural vote Tuesday on healthcare legislation, GOP leaders haven’t yet divulged which measure they’ll be voting on. There are now three different versions of the Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA), which would repeal and […]


Regulatory

FDA Defies Congress Again

January 19, 2017

Via: Health Impact News

In the waning days of 2016, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ignored the expressed will of Congress. The agency completed a “guidance” document that prohibits traditional compounding pharmacies from stocking doctors’ offices with custom drugs. In December 2015, Congress included a […]


Regulatory

President Obama calls for public healthcare plan

July 14, 2016

Via: HealthcareITnews

President Barack Obama urged Congress to reconsider creating a public healthcare plan in an article in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Obama described the government option as competing alongside private insurers in areas of the country where competition […]


Regulatory

Will Congress Protect Americans From Untested Chemicals?

May 11, 2016

Via: Health Impact News

Most people think that manufacturers must prove chemicals safe before they put them on the market. They’re wrong. Instead, federal law presumes that most chemicals are safe until proven toxic. The Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976, which governs chemical […]


Patient Experience, Regulatory, Uncategorized

Will Hospitals Benefit from The 21st Century Cures Act?

December 28, 2015

Via: MedPageToday

A piece of legislation called “The 21st Century Cures Act” is making its way through Congress. Scores of patient groups, professional organizations, and healthcare industry representatives are for it. Who isn’t for better cures? But, like other aspirationally titled bills, […]