Privacy and Security
HEALTH POLICY BRIEF — Monday, August 17
HHS telegraphs HTI-6, but has not released a rule.
Privacy and Security
Privacy and Security
HEALTH POLICY BRIEF — Thursday, August 6
No fresh development cleared the evidence-and-action gate this morning; this is a genuine slow day, not a brief padded with yesterday’s leftovers.
Privacy and Security
HEALTH POLICY BRIEF — Thursday, July 2
Slow morning, but not empty. The only item that earns real policy attention is HHS OCR’s June 30 Federal Register notice reorganizing the Office for Civil…
Privacy and Security
VA updates the privacy map for its patient medical records system
The Department of Veterans Affairs is updating the formal Privacy Act notice for "Patient Medical Records-VA," the system behind treatment, payment…
Interoperability
HEALTH POLICY BRIEF — Monday, June 29
The clean action item this morning is Medicare Advantage prior authorization.
Privacy and Security
Health Policy Signal Morning Brief: Friday, June 26, 2026
House Energy and Commerce received HR 9470, a bill focused on privacy protections for pregnancy termination or loss information under HIPAA privacy regulations and the HITECH Act.
Privacy and Security
HEALTH POLICY BRIEF — Monday, June 22
Slow morning, which is its own useful finding.
Prior Authorization
HEALTH POLICY BRIEF — Tuesday, June 16
CMS published a Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program proposed rule today, moving the program from recurring guidance into a more durable regulatory…
Interoperability
HEALTH POLICY BRIEF — Tuesday, June 9
Slow but action-relevant morning. No major new Federal Register item in this publication's coverage focus, but CMS-0062-P is now inside the final week for…
Privacy and Security
HEALTH POLICY BRIEF — Monday, June 1
CMS finalized Performance Year 2 changes to the mandatory IOTA transplant model.