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CMO
RFK Jr. Wants to Revolutionize a Program that Supports Childhood Immunizations. The Results Could Be Catastrophic.
Dramatic changes to the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program risk driving drugmakers from the market, threatening access to shots.
CMO
Feds Investigate Hospitals Over Religious Exemptions from Gender-Affirming Care
It's the first time HHS has explicitly claimed that the Church Amendments 'allow providers to refuse gender-affirming care or to...
Revenue Cycle
AHA Claps Back at Drug Companies in Conflict Over 340B Program
Drug companies are more likely than hospitals to violate 340B regulations, according to a recent American Hospital Association report.
Payer
Four Ways Trump's 'One Big Beautiful Bill' Would Undermine Access to Obamacare
Millions of people might drop or lose coverage by 2034 as a result, according to the nonpartisan CBO.
Payer
Asthma Sufferers Could Be at Greater Risk if Trump Cuts Health Program
Asthma experts fear the cumulative impact of the reductions could result in more ER visits and deaths.
CMO
RFK Jr. Says Healthy Pregnant Women Don't Need COVID Boosters. What the Science Says.
Pregnant women who contracted COVID-19 were more likely to become severely ill and to be hospitalized than non-pregnant women.
CMO
Language Service Cutbacks Raise Fear of Medical Errors, Misdiagnoses, Deaths
Such policy and funding changes could leave some without lifesaving care, particularly children and seniors.
CFO
CFO In the Know: Price Transparency Update
Hospital price transparency compliance enforcement is set to rise.
Payer
How the Trump Administration Aims to Slash Healthcare Spending
One thing experts from a wide range of fields agree on: The damage will be varied and immense.
Payer
Trump's DOJ Accuses Medicare Advantage Insurers of Paying 'Kickbacks' for Primo Customers
DOJ alleges insurers labeled payments as 'marketing' or 'sponsorship' fees to get around rules that set caps on broker commissions.
Payer
SDOH in the Anti-DEI Era: The New Call to Action
Payers are facing possible CMS funding cuts to Medicaid waiver programs and possible threats to SDOH data collection.
CMO
A Chicago Hospital Bows to Federal Pressure on Trans Care for Teens
Lurie Children's paused gender-affirming surgeries for people younger than 19 in the wake of an executive order from Trump.