Legal & Regulatory Issues

The healthcare reform law will not be included in the $39 billion in federal spending cuts negotiated in the budget deal, announced two hours before the federal government would have shut down, according to a report by the Wall Street…

Methemoglobinemia may be associated with benzocaine sprays, according to a U.S. Food and Drug Administration report.

CMS has issued a statement saying that in the event of a government shutdown its website will not be accessible.

If the federal government shuts down at midnight tonight, which seems increasingly more likely, implementation of the healthcare reform law wouldn't stop and Medicare payments would continue, at least for now, according to a report by Politico.

The Florida senate is considering cutting the state Medicaid budget even more than Gov. Rick Scott and the Florida House have proposed, according to a report by South Florida Business.

An analysis of conditions in five states found that “substantial numbers” of people would buy coverage through health insurance exchanges under the healthcare reform law, according to a release by the Rand Corp. To help state governments decide how to…

Norman A. Cohen, MD, and Kenneth Elmassian, DO, of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, shared the following thoughts in response to a March 30 article on anesthesia provider compensation, originally published as "Anesthesia Highest Earner of all Hospital-Based Specialties." To…

The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health yesterday held a hearing on proposed medical liability reforms, according to an AHA News Now report.

If the government were forced to shut down Friday at midnight, it would not affect Medicare and Medicaid payments for the short term, at least, according to a report by NPR.

The Senate voted to repeal the 1099 tax reporting requirement in the healthcare reform law and President Obama is expected to sign the repeal, according to a report by Politico.