Ganny Belloni

Major telehealth providers and industry groups pushed for expanded access to controlled substance prescribing via telemedicine during a Drug Enforcement Administration listening session held Tuesday.

More than 250 safety net hospitals and health systems asked Congress to stop $8 billion in Medicaid cuts set for Oct. 1 under the Affordable Care Act.

Indiana’s attorney general is accusing a health care system in the state of violating federal privacy law after one of its doctors allegedly disclosed sensitive information about a 10-year-old who received an abortion after being raped.

The Biden administration finalized a rule on Monday to make it easier to enroll in Medicare Savings Programs, the state Medicaid-run programs that cover Medicare premiums and cost-sharing for more than 10 million low-income seniors and people with disabilities.

Medicaid policy advisers are contemplating a series of recommendations that would address growing concerns over high rates of denials in Medicaid managed care.

A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit brought by two dozen hospitals challenging their Medicare payments for fiscal years 2019-2021.

Federal Medicaid officials’ push for greater oversight of states’ health-care provider taxes could lead to more lawsuits against the Biden administration as states seek to forestall denials or clawbacks of billions of dollars in funding for their Medicaid agencies.

Generic drugmaker Ascent Pharmaceuticals asked a federal appeals court to compel the Drug Enforcement Administration to approve requested quotas for controlled substances used to manufacture attention deficit hyperactivity disorder medications.

Telehealth providers and advocates praised the Biden administration’s move Friday to allow controlled substances to be prescribed online through 2024.

The US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit will rehear a case involving medical negligence that resulted in the injury of a Georgia prison inmate.