Policy

April 25th 2024

Researchers addressed the impact of long-term coverage of telemedicine, following concerns that it will increase spending and hurt health care quality.

April 24th 2024

The Federal Trade Commission's (FTC's) vote to ban most employers from issuing and enforcing noncompete clauses could have varying impacts on the health care workforce; federal regulators vastly under-enforced antitrust laws in the hospital sector during the last 2 decades, resulting in increased health costs; the FDA recently found genetic evidence of the H5N1 bird flu virus in pasteurized commercially purchased milk.

April 23rd 2024

Treatment escalation plans can successfully be implemented into routine oncology practice, according to one study.

April 23rd 2024

New health privacy rules aim to protect patients and providers in an evolving abortion landscape; some physicians express concerns about efficacy, risks, and entrenched beliefs in treating Alzheimer disease; CMS addresses longstanding staffing deficits in nursing homes.