Legal

Robert Califf was approved in a 50-46 vote by the senate

Just 14.3% of hospitals complying with rule meant to encourage consumer price shopping

Three economists concluded in a Johns Hopkins working paper that lockdowns in response to the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic did not have a significant effect on mortality rates, but the paper's findings have been criticized.

Physicians get a temporary reprieve from Congress, but payment challenges loom.

Willingness to get vaccinated has increased faster among Blacks than whites

The Washington Post reported that the idea was opposed by HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra.

A look ahead at this year with Anders Gilberg, senior vice president for government affairs at MGMA.

Balance billing rules were implemented as part of several pieces of COVID-19 aid legislation.

Clinicians need to avoid negative terms in describing patients

Doctors’ groups condemn recommendation, say it will impede patients’ access to care

Employee mandate would have impacted 84 million workers. Healthcare mandate affects every facility that receives federal funding.

Health care cost increases are not the result of over-utilization, but rather legalized kickback schemes.

Recent trends in medical audits and what physicians can expect.

A complaint to a medical board is a considerable challenge posing as much risk to a physician’s career as a malpractice case.

Nearly 14 million Americans now covered through ACA marketplace plans.

Free coverage starts January 15

More than three decades after law’s passage, myths about people with disabilities and how to treat them persist.

Don't ruin your career by getting on the wrong side of the False Claims Act.

An alarming amount of COVID-19 disinformation is prevalent even from physicians.

Bipartisan bill delays cuts scheduled for next year, but further action is needed

A new study in the Journal of General Internal Medicine finds compliance remains lacking a year after federal price transparency rules went into effect.

Bipartisan bill would roll back 9% of the planned 9.75% in cuts

High out-of-pockets costs of inadequate insurance the main driver

More than 200 professional medical association co-signed the letter asking for Congressional action before the end of the year.

COVID-19 is prompting significant changes to malpractice laws and regulations at the state and federal levels.