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Changes to public charge rule blocked by courts
- Author:
- Alicia Gallegos
Courts have temporarily blocked a Trump administration rule that would make it more difficult for immigrants to remain in the United States if...
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HHS floats Stark/anti-kickback revisions to support value-based care
- Author:
- Alicia Gallegos
Health law attorneys say reforms should remove some of the risk in value-based care arrangements that exist under current law.
News

Trump: No health insurance, no U.S. entry
- Author:
- Alicia Gallegos
Visa applicants must prove they can obtain health care coverage or show they can pay for medical costs under a new proclamation by the President...
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Appeals court to hear prescription drug privacy rights case
- Author:
- Alicia Gallegos
An appeals court will decide whether federal authorities can access a patient’s medical records through a statewide prescription drug monitoring...
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Judge rules for insurer in doctor’s allocation lawsuit
- Author:
- Alicia Gallegos
Case highlights the impact of allocation of responsibility in multiparty malpractice lawsuits.
News

Tennessee’s Medicaid block grant proposal could have deep impacts
- Author:
- Alicia Gallegos
Tennessee Republican Gov. Bill Lee is requesting the federal government convert the state's Medicaid financing into a $7.9 billion lump sum.
News

Judge dismisses doctors’ lawsuit against ABIM
- Author:
- Alicia Gallegos
A court has thrown out a legal challenge levied by a group of physicians against the American Board of Internal Medicine over its maintenance of...
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Legislators disagree on new drug-pricing proposal
- Author:
- Alicia Gallegos
New legislation by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi would require Medicare to negotiate drug prices with manufacturers.
Opinion

Antisuicide program promotes resilience, peer support
- Author:
- Alicia Gallegos
The Alliance-Building for Suicide Prevention & Youth Resilience program uses a strength-based, youth-directed, collaborative approach to...
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Most practices not screening for five social needs
- Author:
- Alicia Gallegos
The majority of the overall screening activity was driven by interpersonal violence screenings.
News

ABIM: Self-paced maintenance of certification pathway under development
- Author:
- Alicia Gallegos
The longitudinal assessment option will provide doctors with immediate feedback about answers and links to educational material.
News

Trump administration finalizing ban on flavored e-cigarettes
- Author:
- Alicia Gallegos
The Food & Drug Administration is finalizing a compliance policy that will target flavored e-cigarettes and aim to clear the market of...
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Insurers to pay record number of rebates to patients
- Author:
- Alicia Gallegos
Insurers will pay $1.3 billion in medical loss ratio rebates to patients in 2019 based on collected premiums.
News
Judge blocks North Dakota abortion law
- Author:
- Alicia Gallegos
North Dakota's law is similar to that in at least seven other states.
News

CVS-Aetna merger approval gets poor review from physicians
- Author:
- Alicia Gallegos
Physician groups are raising concerns over the merger of pharmacy chain CVS Health and health insurer Aetna.