Department of Health and Human Services

Regulatory Collaboration to Protect Public Health

Regulatory Collaboration to Protect Public Health

Noah Aleshire, chief regulatory officer at the CDC, discusses the value of a collaborative and informed regulatory process.

Are Older Adults Being Protected?

Are Older Adults Being Protected?

Experts offer analysis and policy ideas to promote the independence and well-being of older adults.

State Failures to Survey Nursing Homes

State Failures to Survey Nursing Homes

A report recommends ways CMS can address the states’ failures to meet nursing home survey requirements.

Will Deregulation in Health Care Become the New Normal?

Will Deregulation in Health Care Become the New Normal?

The Trump Administration’s deregulatory response to COVID-19 is temporary and will not have a lasting impact on U.S. health care.

Promoting Primary Care in Medicine

Promoting Primary Care in Medicine

Experts suggest changing Medicare’s payment structure to encourage physicians to pursue primary care specialties.

Modernizing the Human Subjects Regulations

Modernizing the Human Subjects Regulations

Given its importance in scientific development, human subjects research requires close regulatory attention.

Prescription Drug Affordability

Prescription Drug Affordability

The court ruling striking down the Affordable Care Act may get in the way of making drugs affordable.

Addressing the Constitutionality of Federal Quarantine Rules

Addressing the Constitutionality of Federal Quarantine Rules

Scholars say constitutionally shaky infectious disease regulations must yield to better prevention programs.

Should the Federal Government Allow States to Require Medicaid Recipients to Work?

Should the Federal Government Allow States to Require Medicaid Recipients to Work?

A federal judge strikes a blow to two states’ Medicaid work requirements.

Judge Suspends Rules Expanding Exemptions to the Contraceptive Mandate

Judge Suspends Rules Expanding Exemptions to the Contraceptive Mandate

National injunction stops corporations from claiming religious or moral exemptions to birth control coverage.

Increasing Vaccination Rates Without Eliminating Nonmedical Exemptions

Increasing Vaccination Rates Without Eliminating Nonmedical Exemptions

States should shift incentives to reduce nonmedical exemptions while respecting the choice not to vaccinate.

Can the Law Accommodate Recognizing Nonbinary Individuals?

Can the Law Accommodate Recognizing Nonbinary Individuals?

Scholar urges new regulatory frameworks for recognizing nonbinary individuals under the law.