- Does My Child Have a Language Disorder?
- Journalists Talk Hot Health Topics: Urgent Care Clinics Performing Abortions and Doulas’ Pay
- ASCs’ vendor problem
- Providence’s physician chief on its ‘holistic’ approach to value-based care
- What the Health? From KFF Health News: A New CDC Nominee, Again
- States Update Guardianship Laws To Keep Children of Immigrants Out of Foster Care
- Anesthesia job market faces ‘major disruption’
- Florida system raises $100M for new ED
- North Carolina system names COO
- Mark Cuban wants to bring drug manufacturing to hospitals’ doorsteps — literally
- UCI Health names chief AI officer
- Nevada hospital names CEO
- Saint Luke’s taps president for 2 hospitals
- Dental community mourns dentist killed in murder-suicide
- Mass General Brigham, CVS deal could raise healthcare spending $40M annually: Report
- Ideal Dental opens 1st Oklahoma practice, expands in 2 more states
- PDS Health eyes the next era of medical-dental integration
- Mark Cuban dives into direct contracting
- HCA executive pay by the numbers
- Iris Telehealth offers behavioral health analytics platform
- HHS names chief economist, regulatory leader to address healthcare affordability
- Loma Linda University Health names new president
- The best ASCs for colonoscopy, endoscopy in the South: US News
- Tennessee moves forward with CON repeal
- Dental schools take action to alleviate workforce shortages: 6 updates
- American Medical Group Association partners with Talkiatry to expand psych access
- Trump nominates CDC director
- ChristianaCare, Cardiovascular Physicians of Delaware to open joint venture ASC
- 5 states regulating AI in mental health
- Centerstone debuts $13M youth behavioral health campus in Missouri
- 3 DSOs making headlines
- Maine restricts noncompetes for rural healthcare workers
- Heartland Dental opens Florida office
- The 10 biggest ASC deals of the last 5 years
- Affordability, transparency: A look at large employers' top healthcare concerns
- 10 dental Medicaid updates to know from Q1
- White House eyes ibogaine research expansion
- New Weight Loss Research Questions Need for GLP-1 Drugs
- Trump Names CDC Director Pick
- SocialRx teams up with FQHC in NYC to prescribe arts and culture for chronically ill patients
- FDA To Review Whether To Allow More Access To Certain Peptides
- Rising Colon Cancer Deaths Hit Younger Adults Without Degrees Hardest
- The Healthccare Burnout Backlask (pt 4): Why Contract Negotiation Has Become a Core Strategic Skill for Healthcare Administrators
- The Healthccare Burnout Backlask (pt 4): Why Contract Negotiation Has Become a Core Strategic Skill for Healthcare Administrators
- Over 80% of PCPs concerned about financial stability over next several years
- Industry Voices—DOJ jumps into 340B cases over state law, raising questions about federal plans for the program
- FDA's accelerated approval pathway needs stronger transparency, evidence standards: ICER
- Most People Would Take A Blood Test For Alzheimer's, Study Says
- This Sexually Transmitted Infection Linked To Heart Attack, Stroke
- How Playtime at Age 2, Especially with Parents, Shapes Teen Fitness Habits
- New Depression Treatment Matches ECT with Less Memory Loss, Study Says
- Memory Problems? Your Salt Intake Could Make Matters Worse, Study Says
- Ultra-Processed Foods Linked To Fatty Muscles, Potential Knee Arthritis
- Your New Therapist: Chatty, Leaky, and Hardly Human
- Teva scores in appeal as court revives $177M verdict against Lilly in migraine patent spat
- Gen AI chatbots continually struggle with differential diagnoses, Mass General Brigham study finds
- Listen: With Little Federal Regulation, States Are Left To Shape the Rules on AI in Health Care
- Fierce Pharma Asia—Astellas’ stem cell therapy rethink; GSK’s bullish ADC plan; Daiichi’s OTC sale
- BIO comes out swinging with 'Fight of Our Lives' campaign for the industry’s 50th birthday
- The future of medical-dental integration is here
- Texas dentist has license suspended
- Efforts grow to limit corporate dental ownership, protect dentist autonomy: 6 updates
- What’s the deal with insurer mental health parity violations?
- Remarks at the Options Market Structure Roundtable
- Wider care gaps predicted as mental health parity rule faces rollback
- Sheppard Pratt gets $16.5M for behavioral health expansion
- Former Deputy Surgeon General Erica Schwartz, M.D., nominated as CDC director
- Verily Health simplifies medical jargon alphabet soup with AI-powered app in new campaign
- 10 trends in behavioral health usage: Report
- Cattywampus: Statement on the CAT Concept Release
- Providers' advantage on out-of-network billing disputes likely to continue: Capstone
- Butterflies and Condors: Remarks at the Options Market Roundtable
- Viatris, Teva kick off separate recalls over dissolution, raw material issues
- Mental health ED visits at Children’s Hospital Colorado jump 20% in April
- Rising ACA Costs Leave Many Unable To Pay for Coverage
- One Lot of Xanax Recalled Nationwide Over Quality Issue, FDA Says
- Cough Drops From Several Brands Being Recalled, FDA Says
- CDC May Get New Leader as Officials Consider Erica Schwartz
- Statement at the Roundtable on Options
- Opening Remarks at the Options Market Structure Roundtable
- APA launches resource library for trusted digital mental health tools
- E-Bikes And E-Scooters A Growing Menace On City Streets, Study Says
- 'Absent or trivial' effects: Anti-amyloid Alzheimer's drugs called into question once again
- RFK Jr. kicks off string of congressional hearings to talk White House budget plan
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- New Alzheimer's Drugs Provide No Meaningful Benefit, Major Evidence Review Concludes
- Air Pollution and Weather Tied to Migraines
- Study Says Stress, Weight And Hormones Alter Timing of Puberty in Girls
- Why Walking Remains Unsteady After Partial Spinal Cord Injury
- Roche to launch another Elevidys study after EU rejection of Duchenne gene therapy
- Lilly answers FDA's call for more Foundayo safety info, plotting diabetes filing in parallel
- New Federal Medicaid Rules Require One Month of Work. Some States Demand More.
- As US Birth Rate Falls, Feds’ Response May Make Pregnancy More Dangerous
- Omnicom brews Olixir from FCB Health, rebranding storied agency after Interpublic takeover
- DiMe-led initiative brings together pharma, virtual providers, digital pharmacies to develop blueprint for DTC pharma models
- UPDATED: Heeding RFK Jr.'s call, FDA reclassifies 12 unapproved peptides ahead of advisory committee meeting
- Carrot launches proprietary AI platform for personalized fertility, family care
- UC Health workers plan open-ended, system-wide strike for May 14
- Baylor Scott & White Health Plan to depart individual market, Medicaid this year
- In industry's latest OTC pivot, Daiichi Sankyo lines up $1.5B consumer health unit sale to beverage giant Suntory
- EPA Delays Decisions on 'Forever Chemicals'
- Wildlife Trade Tied To Higher Risk of Diseases Spreading to Humans
- Yes, This is the Worst Pollen Season Ever — Until Next Year
- GoodRx launches 7.2-mg Wegovy dose for self-pay patients at $399 per month
- Progyny unveils new fertility benefit option for small, mid-size employers
- Providers back bipartisan bill eliminating Medicare chronic care management cost sharing
- New Weight Loss Pill, Foundayo, Gets Approval But FDA Seeks More Safety Data
- Seqster launches new data tool to turn clinical sites into 'research-ready data collection points'
- Gilead widens global Yeztugo access agreement, but MSF says supply is 'not nearly enough'
- Novartis CEO Vas Narasimhan joins Anthropic’s board as biopharma’s ties to AI deepen
- Behavioral health utilization is up with anxiety disorders leading demand, report finds
- Does Your Child Have A Concussion? These Are The Signs, Review Says
- AI Reveals Negative Labels in Medical Records for Sickle Cell Patients
- 'Food-as-Medicine' Improves Life for Heart Failure Patients
- Silent Heart Rhythm Problem Might Triple Risk Of Heart Failure In Seniors
- Blood Test Predicts Alzheimer's Years Before Symptoms, Brain Changes
- An Infectious Combo Triples Risk Of MS, Study Says
- Astellas manufacturing chief views reliable supply, bridging research as his production 'north star'
- Physician compensation up 3% in 2025, but not all specialties saw raises: Medscape
- Pfizer recruits former Angel Lucy Liu for latest mission against cancer
- Teva launches new online schizophrenia community project
- One man’s journey from gambling addiction to recovery and advocacy
- Rural Nebraska Dialysis Unit Closes Despite the State’s $219M in Rural Health Funding
- Medi-Cal Immigrant Enrollment Is Dropping. Researchers Point to Trump’s Policies.
- Ionis exec shares method to the Madness after 2026 Drug Name Tournament win
- Abridge expands clinical decision support solution with UpToDate partnership, new NEJM, JAMA content tie-ups
- Travere maps course for Filspari's $3B US opportunity after landmark rare disease nod
- Hospitals with more disadvantaged patients fall short on price transparency, study finds
- FDA tells Eli Lilly to round up more safety info on key obesity launch Foundayo
- Meat Consumption Rises as Protein Trend Grows, Experts Warn
- Bill would force payers to apply DTC drug purchases to patient deductibles
- Nuts.com Recalls 10,000+ Pounds of Candy Over Allergy Risk
- Listen to the Latest ‘KFF Health News Minute’
- Keebler Health secures $16M in series A funding for AI-powered risk adjustment platform
- Sam’s Club Recalls Children’s Pajamas Due to Fire Hazard
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- J&J, chasing $100B year, sports immunology ‘dual powerhouse’ of Tremfya and new launch Icotyde
- Long-Term Opioid Prescriptions Fall By About A Quarter
- Gut Bacteria Might Drive Rare Food Allergy in Children, Study Finds
- Stents Can Ease Long-Term Symptoms Of Deep Vein Thrombosis, Trial Shows
- Young Cancer Survivors Face Doubled Risk Of Subsequent New Cancer
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- Novo taps OpenAI to deploy AI across R&D, manufacturing and corporate functions
- Pfizer rebuked by FDA for misleading Adcetris ads on Facebook
- FDA Reminds More Than 2,200 Sponsors and Researchers to Disclose Trial Results
- FDA Reminds More Than 2,200 Sponsors and Researchers to Disclose Trial Results
- Freedom of Associations
- Interfacing with our Inner Demons: Comments on the Division of Trading and Markets' Statement on Certain User Interfaces
- Staff Statement Regarding Broker-Dealer Registration of Certain User Interfaces Utilized to Prepare Transactions in Crypto Asset Securities
- Statement Regarding Staff No-Action Letter to Bank of England
Hear me now: when education and license laws require tweaking like this, we are SERIOUSLY overregulated.
Non-health policy items are italicized.
Thursday, January 22, 2026 9:00 AM
AGENDA
HB 4908 (Rep. Rigas)
Occupations: cosmetologists; shampoo services performed in a cosmetology establishment by certain cosmetology apprentices; allow.HB 4909 (Rep. Rigas)
Occupations: cosmetologists; record retention requirements for cosmetology schools; revise.HB 5450 (Rep. Beson)
Food: service establishments; annual fire inspections for food trucks; provide for.HB 5451 (Rep. Aragona)
Food: service establishments; annual fire inspections for food trucks; provide for.Presentation on Bitcoin.
OR ANY BUSINESS PROPERLY BEFORE THIS COMMITTEE
'Tis a leisurely legislative session.
(Much to be preferred over a busy one, where your freedoms are concerned.)
Thursday, February 19, 2026 9:00 AM
AGENDA
HB 4908 (Rep. Rigas)
Occupations: cosmetologists; shampoo services performed in a cosmetology establishment by certain cosmetology apprentices; allow.HB 4909 (Rep. Rigas)
Occupations: cosmetologists; record retention requirements for cosmetology schools; revise.HB 5450 (Rep. Beson)
Food: service establishments; annual fire inspections for food trucks; provide for.HB 5451 (Rep. Aragona)
Food: service establishments; annual fire inspections for food trucks; provide for.HB 5045 (Rep. BeGole)
Housing: other; redemption of premises; modify.HB 5046 (Rep. O'Neal)
Civil procedure: foreclosure; recording of deed; modify.HB 5343 (Rep. Aragona)
Liquor: spirits; definition of mixed spirit drink; modify.OR ANY BUSINESS PROPERLY BEFORE THIS COMMITTEE
The revision of tomorrow's agenda does not impact health policy.
Thursday, February 19, 2026 9:00 AM
AGENDA
HB 4908 (Rep. Rigas)
Occupations: cosmetologists; shampoo services performed in a cosmetology establishment by certain cosmetology apprentices; allow.HB 4909 (Rep. Rigas)
Occupations: cosmetologists; record retention requirements for cosmetology schools; revise.HB 5450 (Rep. Beson)
Food: service establishments; annual fire inspections for food trucks; provide for.HB 5451 (Rep. Aragona)
Food: service establishments; annual fire inspections for food trucks; provide for.HB 5045 (Rep. BeGole)
Housing: other; redemption of premises; modify.HB 5046 (Rep. O'Neal)
Civil procedure: foreclosure; recording of deed; modify.HB 5343 (Rep. Aragona)
Liquor: spirits; definition of mixed spirit drink; modify.HB 5529 (Rep. Grant)
Land use: land division; parcel and lot size requirements; limit.HB 5530 (Rep. Wortz)
Land use: zoning and growth management; minimum residential lot size requirements; limit.HB 5531 (Rep. Neeley)
Land use: zoning and growth management; required studies and documents for site plan approval; limit.HB 5532 (Rep. Aragona)
Land use: zoning and growth management; city or village zoning ordinance amendment; revise protest petition requirements.OR ANY BUSINESS PROPERLY BEFORE THIS COMMITTEE
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