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Governor’s 2025-26 May Revision Proposes Major Cuts to Healthcare and Undermines Medi-Cal Expansion Commitments

California Academy of Family Physicians (CAFP)

Proposed Changes to Medi-Cal Coverage for Undocumented Individuals Enrollment Freeze for Full-Scope (State-Only) Medi-Cal Expansion to Undocumented Adults – Freezes new enrollment for undocumented adults aged 19 and older, effective January 1, 2026. The policy would be effective January 1, 2026.

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MN Legislative Session 2025: Updates on Hearings and Bills

Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians

Last week, the Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians (MAFP) was actively engaged in multiple discussions on health care policy, including Medical Assistance rate reimbursement, coverage for the Psychiatric Collaborative Care Model and broader reforms to patient-centered care. Highlights follow.

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Probiotics don’t improve outcomes in children with acute gastroenteritis

PEMBlog

However, this large study shows that probiotics do not significantly shorten illness duration, improve symptoms, or reduce the need for additional medical visits. N Engl J Med 2018; 379:2015-2026. Parents often use probiotics, like Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG , hoping to reduce the severity of their child’s gastroenteritis.

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FDA Issues Long-Awaited QMSR Final Rule

FDA Law Blog

By Véronique Li, Senior Medical Device Regulation Expert & Ana Loloei & Allyson B. Mullen — More than five years after FDA first announced its plan to harmonize 21 CFR Part 820 with ISO 13485, on February 2, 2024, FDA finally issued the Quality Management System Regulation (QMSR) Final Rule. The new § 820.10

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FDA Hosts Webinar for Stage 1 Requirements under LDT Final Rule

FDA Law Blog

Complaints FDA discussed how LDT developers should handle the transition from the current Quality System Regulation (QSR)(21 CFR Part 820) to the recently promulgated Quality Management System Regulation (QMSR) that is scheduled to take effect on February 2, 2026. By Steven J. Gonzalez & Lisa M.

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Small Change: FDA’s Final Predetermined Change Control Plan (PCCP) Guidance Ditches ML and Adds Some Details, But Otherwise Sticks Closely to the Draft

FDA Law Blog

Baumhardt, Principal Medical Device Regulatory Expert FDA recently released its final guidance for Predetermined Change Control Plans (PCCPs) for Artificial Intelligence-Enabled Device Software Functions (AI-DSF). FDA may request additional information during the review of the PCCP.

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The FDA PDUFA VII Goals Letter (FY 2023-2027): A Review of Our Top 10 Commitments

FDA Law Blog

FDA will discuss the goals letter and field public comments, on September 28, 2021 (announcement here ), as well as a separate workshop on meetings management practices, which is to be held by July 30, 2024. 31, 2022; CDRP start, FY 2023; Public workshop, by July 31, 2025; Strategy document published, by April 30, 2026.