Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians

MARCH 13, 2025

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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The Medical Futurist

MAY 18, 2025

Assisting surgeries, disinfecting rooms, dispensing medication, keeping company: believe it or not these are the tasks medical robots will soon undertake in hospitals, pharmacies, or your nearest doctor’s office. Instead of a human, however, they used a mannequin designed for medical training.

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California Academy of Family Physicians (CAFP)

MAY 14, 2025

However, for individuals who do not qualify for federal Medicaid funding—such as most undocumented immigrants—the federal government does not provide matching funds, even when those individuals meet income eligibility requirements. GLP-1 Drugs for Weight Loss : Ends coverage for GLP-1 medications used for weight loss starting January 1, 2026.

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FDA Law Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2023

The end of enforcement discretion The PR proposes to phase out LDT “enforcement discretion” over a period of four years, after which most LDTs will be subject to all applicable medical device regulatory requirements. It does not extend to tests for which FDA has historically not exercised enforcement discretion (e.g., 150,000).”

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FDA Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

When FDA published the fiscal years (FY) 2023-2027 goals letter at the end of August, making known their commitments and planned initiatives for the coming years, we were both excited by many of the announcements, while recognizing the real success will come from how the Agency implements them.

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FDA Law Blog

AUGUST 23, 2023

This blog provides an update on the DHT-related PDUFA VII goals that were targeted for completion in the first two quarters of FDA’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2023, including: By the end of Q2 FY 2023, FDA will establish a DHT framework document to guide the use of DHT-derived data in regulatory decision-makings for drugs and biological products.

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FDA Law Blog

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

The TAP Pilot is intended to “de-risk the medical device valley of death,” the metaphorical place where innovative technologies die while trying to reach the market. To implement the Tap Pilot, CDRH plans to build dedicated teams of advisors trained to provide feedback and advice tailored to the specific needs of each developer.

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