The U.S. Government Accounting Office (GAO) recently released a report on the effect of drug coupon discount programs upon the Medicare Part B drug payment system.  The Medicare Part B: Data on Coupon Discounts Needed to Evaluate Methodology for Setting …

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) recently issued a final guidance document General Wellness:  Policy for Low-Risk Devices.  The FDA CDRH will not “actively regulate low-risk technologies that are intended only for …

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The U.S. Federal Communication Commission (FCC) Connect2HealthFCC Task Force recently launched a Mapping Broadband Health in America tool that “allows users to visualize, overlay and analyze broadband and health data at the national, state and county levels – informing policy …

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The Federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released an updated Circular A-130, Managing Information as a Strategic Resource on July 27, 2016. Circular A-130 lays out the Federal Government’s governing policies for the management of Federal information resources. The …

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