April 28, 2026 2 Reports Detail America’s Broken Medical Liability System U.S. doctors face a growing risk of being sued even if no error occurred, and high medical liability insurance premiums increase costs across the health care system.
April 27, 2026 FDA Seeks to Accelerate Review of Medications for Serious Mental Illnesses The FDA announced it’s looking to fast-track regulatory process for certain drugs that may help conditions like depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) that have been notoriously difficult to treat.
April 13, 2026 CMS Proposes New Standards for Drug Prior Authorization A new CMS proposed rule would require insurers to process prior authorization requests for drugs more quickly and publish approval and denial rates.
March 26, 2026 CMS Wants to Phase out Fax Machines The Department of Health and Human Services says it wants to phase out fax machines through its final rule standardizing attachments to support electronic health care claims.
March 13, 2026 DOH Leaders Highlight Outdated Regs, Care Deserts Pennsylvania’s outdated hospital regulations, maternal health deserts, and protecting rural health headlined the House Appropriations Committee’s final budget hearing this...
January 27, 2026 The American Academy of Pediatrics Breaks from the CDC on Childhood Vaccines The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) continues to recommend childhood vaccines against 18 diseases, diverging from CDC guidance released earlier this month.
January 16, 2026 What’s in the White House’s Health Care Affordability Plan? The White House unveiled a health care framework focused on drug prices, insurance premiums, and transparency measures this week.
January 08, 2026 5 Fast Facts: America’s Changing Childhood Vaccine Schedule The Trump administration announced sweeping changes to the U.S. childhood vaccine schedule this week, reducing the number of vaccines all children are advised to receive from 17 to 11.
December 15, 2025 House Committee Hearing Focuses on AI in Health Care The House Communications and Technology committee hosted a hearing this afternoon on House Bill 1925 (Venkat, D–Allegheny), which seeks to regulate the use of Artificial Intelligence in health care.
December 10, 2025 CMS Issues New Guidance for States on Medicaid Work Requirements CMS this week provided guidance to states on changes to Medicaid stemming from the passage of H.R. 1 earlier this year.