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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The 2016 Republican Party and Democratic Party conventions are over, and both political parties have released draft Platforms. The Republican Party Platform includes health care issues, particularly in its “Great American Families, Education, Healthcare, and Criminal Justice” section (see pages …
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