Fierce Healthcare

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

New York has proposed a slew of new cybersecurity regulations for the state’s hospitals and plans to funnel $500 million from its FY24 budget to help facilities upgrade their technology systems, Go | Should its proposal be finalized, the Empire State will give hospitals a year and access to a $500 million fund to bring their facilities into compliance. (..)

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Fierce Healthcare

JULY 12, 2024

Regulations and policies are moving the industry in the right direction, but there is still room for improvement in key areas where regulations don't go far enough. Initially meant to protect patients from unnecessary procedures, prior authorizations have shifted towards being a cost containment strategy for health payers.

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Fierce Healthcare

DECEMBER 10, 2021

From 340B to short-term health plans: Here are the top 4 regulations to watch for in 2022. Fri, 12/10/2021 - 16:44.

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Fierce Healthcare

JULY 21, 2023

Federal regulators are warning hospital systems and telehealth providers about the data privacy risks of using third-party tracking technologies.

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Fierce Healthcare

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

But, many industry experts are skeptical about how AI can be effectively regulated given the fast pace of innovation. ​President Joe Biden's sweeping Executive Order on art | President Joe Biden's sweeping Executive Order on artificial intelligence marks a significant move to set ground rules for safety, security and privacy.

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Regulations 284

Fierce Healthcare

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

billion merger plans as state regulators raise concerns about the impact it could have on local competition. Elevance Health and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana are pressing pause on $2.5

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Fierce Healthcare

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Healthcare Dealmakers—Elevance to acquire BCBSLA; Regulators' request for Sanford and Fairview and more dmuoio Wed, 02/01/2023 - 14:41

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Healthcare It News

AUGUST 1, 2024

But strong regulation and clear definitions of the technology's use and capabilities will be required. From enhancing efficiency to helping organizations strengthen essential face-to-face human interactions, artificial intelligence holds significant promise for healthcare.

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Health Care Dive

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Union Health said it would submit a new Certificate of Public Advantage application to try to acquire Terre Haute Regional Hospital.

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Health Care Dive

AUGUST 22, 2022

The final rule removes the earlier requirement that arbiters must first presume that the median in-network rate is the appropriate payment.

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Health Care Dive

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Thirty-two percent of people appointed to positions at the HHS between 2004 and 2020 exited to the private sector, raising concerns about objectivity, according to new research.

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Fierce Healthcare

JULY 25, 2023

Amid a worsening mental health crisis, the Biden administration is proposing a slew of regulatory changes aimed at improving access to critical care. Amid a worsening mental health crisis, the Biden administration is proposing a slew of regulatory changes aimed at improving access to critical care.

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Regulations 246

Health Care Dive

JUNE 5, 2023

In a statement, the insurer said it was “unable to scale our financial infrastructure to match the pace of our growth and secure the additional capital required to run our business.”

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Health Care Dive

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Providers using telehealth face an evolving landscape, and they must balance complexities around insurance, regulatory compliance and data privacy, argues one legal expert.

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Health Care Dive

AUGUST 28, 2023

The ruling, which targets guidance related to the independent dispute resolution process, prompted the CMS to again pause all federal disputes.

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Regulations 243

Health Care Dive

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

The rules, which would require facilities to develop response plans and hire a chief information security officer, aim to safeguard hospitals from growing threats and keep them operating during an attack.

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Fierce Healthcare

APRIL 9, 2024

All 11 of Massachusetts’ federal legislators are calling on regulators to keep a short leash on UnitedHealth Group’s proposed acquisition of Steward Health Care’s physician group, even if that mean | The financial jeopardy of Steward's remaining hospitals can't override the long-term cost and quality harms that would likely follow UnitedHealth (..)

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Fierce Healthcare

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Federal regulators have accused a major Texas-based anesthesia provider and its parent private equity firm of a decade-long, three-pronged scheme to suppress competition and drive-up prices. |

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Health Care Dive

JULY 29, 2024

Lawmakers must uphold minimum staffing requirements for nursing homes to ensure quality care for the elderly, argues one legal expert.

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Fierce Healthcare

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Private equity firms have seen plenty of potential in the rapidly growing Medicare Advantage space, but deal volumes are slowing, according to a new report. Private equity firms have seen plenty of potential in the rapidly growing Medicare Advantage space, but deal volumes are slowing, according to a new report.

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Fierce Healthcare

JUNE 28, 2024

Supreme Court, by a vote of 6-3, has overturned the Chevron deference, stripping power from federal agencies to interpret and enforce regulations. | Supreme Court is overruling long-standing precedent. Here's how it could affect healthcare policy.

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Fierce Healthcare

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Leaders at UnitedHealth Group and Amedisys are set to meet with the Department of Justice this week in hopes of avoiding a potential attempt to block their $3.3 billion merger deal, according to media reports.

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Regulations 302

Fierce Healthcare

APRIL 9, 2024

Bayer wants to pair its radiology, healthcare regulator and clinical data handling expertise with Google's tech muscle and ongoing work in generative AI to speed up innovation in media imaging.

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Health Care Dive

JULY 10, 2024

Antitrust regulators are poised to file suit against CVS Caremark, Express Scripts and Optum Rx over how they negotiate discounts for drugs, including insulin, according to the report.

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Regulations 339

Health Care Dive

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

As Washington mulls over telehealth regulations post-COVID-19, it's important not to roll back access in a way that could disproportionately affect women, experts say.

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Fierce Healthcare

MARCH 14, 2024

Pharmaceutical costs, non-claims payments and outpatient care fueled “unchecked” healthcare spending in Massachusetts that's increasingly being felt by its residents, according to new findings from | The Bay State's healthcare cost growth benchmark program is calling for policy action after a report showed per-person health spending well (..)

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Fierce Healthcare

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Price transparency regulations are leveling the cost landscape for consumers, but that doesn’t always lead to lower prices, according to a new report from Turquoise Health.

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Fierce Healthcare

MAY 9, 2024

Medicare Advantage plans have come under fire for upcoding that can increase the payouts they receive, and regulators point to health risk assessments as a likely culprit in this increase in coding | Medicare Advantage plans have come under fire for upcoding that can increase the payouts they receive, and regulators point to health risk assessments (..)

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Fierce Healthcare

DECEMBER 13, 2023

The federal government's healthcare tech arm finalized a sweeping regulation that requires new technology upgrades while also advancing interoperability and transparency in predictive decision supp | The federal government's healthcare tech arm finalized a sweeping regulation that requires new technology upgrades while also advancing interoperability (..)

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Fierce Healthcare

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

The feds are attempting to better regulate mental health coverage by bolstering protections around prior authorization, step therapy and provider networks. The Biden administration is strengthening private health coverage for individuals seeking mental health and substance use disorder (SUD) care in a final rule unveiled Monday. |

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Health Care Dive

JULY 9, 2024

On Tuesday, regulators updated the public on their almost three-year-old inquiry into PBMs’ anticompetitive business practices. The report is not positive for the drug middlemen, which immediately criticized it as one-sided.

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Regulations 315

Health Care Dive

APRIL 26, 2024

The largest data breach reported so far this year comes as regulators reconsider healthcare’s use of tracking technologies.

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Health Care Dive

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

More than 300 telehealth and provider groups say time is running out for regulators to propose a rule before pandemic-era flexibilities expire at the end of the year.

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Regulations 303

Health Care Dive

AUGUST 17, 2021

An HHS watchdog says Medicare could see significant cost savings if regulators did away with the carveout. Currently, new facilities help pay for their capital costs through a special exemption.

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Health Care Dive

OCTOBER 24, 2024

The breach marks the largest ever reported to a portal managed by federal regulators.

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Fierce Healthcare

JUNE 28, 2023

Newly proposed changes to the Federal Trade Commission’s pre-merger notification requirements would give regulators more information to review during a deal’s initial waiting period—likely giving t | The federal regulator said its proposed updates would enable more efficient review of pending deals during the initial 30-day waiting period.

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Regulations 297

Health Care Dive

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Regulators allege a union between Lifespan and Care New England would increase prices and diminish quality as the combined system would control at least 70% of the state's hospital market.

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