CHCs Help Low Income Patients with Rising Insulin Prices
Following Wednesday’s article about Apexus (the 340B Prime Vendor), The New York Times published a second article about 340B this week, focusing o…
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2025 Federal Poverty Guidelines Released
Federal Poverty Level (FPL) guidelines are issued each year by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) based on information gathered by…
Record High Enrollment in Health Insurance Marketplaces
Pennie, Pennsylvania’s Health Insurance Exchange, saw record-breaking enrollment of 496,661 customers for the 2025 Open Enrollment period. Nationall…
New Rules Impacting Controlled Substances Prescription Via Telehealth
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) released three new rules impacting prescribing controlled substances via telehealth, including the lo…
Final Recommendation Statement: Screening for Osteoporosis to Prevent Fractures
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force released a final recommendation statement on screening for osteoporosis to prevent fractures. Screening for o…
HHS Announces 15 Additional Drugs for Price Negotiations
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), announced the selection of 15 add…
President Announces Regulatory Freeze Pending Review
President Trump ordered all executive departments and agencies to take the following steps: · Do not propose or issue any rule in any manner…
President Trump Ends DEI in Federal Contracts
President Trump signed an Executive Order that terminates DEI preferencing in federal contracting and directs federal agencies to combat private sec…
Dr. Amelie Ramirez Addresses Latino Childhood Obesity in Telemundo Special
Dr. Amelie G. Ramirez, leader of Salud America! at UT Health San Antonio, was invited to discuss childhood obesity in Latinos by Noticias Telemundo an…
An Arm and a Leg: The ‘Shkreli Awards’ — For Dysfunction and Profiteering in Health Care
Every year, a health care think tank called the Lown Institute ranks the 10 worst examples of “profiteering and dysfunction” in health care and “honors”…
