Exorbitant Health Care Costs Weigh on Both Employers and Employees
A recent survey of employers conducted by the Kaiser Family Foundation revealed that the cost of family health coverage has…
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Congressional Leaders Pressure FDA to Act Quickly on CBD Regulation
Earlier this month, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell moved to include report language in the FY 2020 spending bill that…
Consumer Technology Association Releases Consensus Guidelines on Health Data Privacy
On September 12, 2019, the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) released a set of standards for health data privacy that were…
Federal Agency Initiates First Enforcement Action Over Inaccessible Medical Records
Bayfront Health of St. Petersburg, FL became the first HIPAA-covered entity to be sanctioned by U.S. Health and Human Services…
HHS, DOL, and Treasury Release Additional Guidance on Mental Health Parity
On September 5, 2019, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Labor, and Treasury jointly issued a…
Whole Foods Excludes 1,900 Part-Time Workers from Health Benefits
On September 12, 2019, Business Insider reported that Whole Foods will be changing their benefits structure for part-time employees, beginning…
Funding for Behavioral Health Clinics Set to Expire
This Friday, September 13, 2019, funding for certified community behavioral health clinics (CCBHCs) will expire unless Congress extends funding. These…
New Data from the U.S. Census Bureau Reveals a Decline in Insurance Enrollment
On September 10, 2019, the U.S. Census Bureau released a report that analyzed health insurance coverage in the United States…
Speaker Pelosi Releases Draft Drug Pricing Legislation, Embracing International Pricing Index
On September 10, 2019, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi released draft legislation that combines several different approaches for addressing the cost…
Federal Judge Finalizes CVS-Aetna Merger, But Critics Wary of Harm to Consumers
On September 4, 2019, U.S. District Court Judge Richard J. Leon formally approved the merger between the health care giants…