Government & Policy

Female doctor on laptop smiles at patient in foreground who is taking notes
By Andrea Fox 02:51 pm February 19, 2025
The virtual care organization said the Drug Enforcement Administration's draft framework would impose on clinical decision-making. It also flagged compliance impracticalities around provider exclusions and arbitrary requirements.
public health nurse examines data on a computer
By Andrea Fox 11:36 am February 17, 2025
The terminations include all first-year officers in the CDC’s Epidemic Intelligence Service investigating outbreaks and emerging health dangers. Other layoffs at CMS and FDA are also reported.
Nurses using a desktop computer in their station
By Adam Ang 11:29 pm February 13, 2025
Public Service Association has asked the Privacy Commissioner and Employment Relations Authority to keep Te Whatu Ora from dismissing roles in data and digital.
Politicians shaking hands in legislative chamber
By Jessica Hagen and Anthony Vecchione 02:23 pm February 13, 2025
The bill would allow AI to be classified as a "practitioner licensed by law" to administer FDA-approved drugs.  
Portrait of Margie Apa, first chief executive of Te Whatu Ora
By Adam Ang 01:59 am February 10, 2025
Planning and funding director Dr Dale Bramley will be interim chief executive.
Woman holds a plastic delivery of prescription produce for an older man
By Andrea Fox 10:46 am February 07, 2025
Tufts University, Kaiser Permanente and other healthcare organizations have launched the National Food is Medicine Network of Excellence to share best practices and measure the health outcomes and costs of produce prescription programs.
An emergency team pushing a patient on a gurney
By Adam Ang 10:49 pm February 06, 2025
Also, a free virtual women's health clinic is being set up in Victoria.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
By Mike Miliard 11:14 am February 04, 2025
"Health IT has always been a nonpartisan area for policymakers, so I expect that will largely remain the case," says longtime policy expert Leigh Burchell.
A doctor reviewing a paper patient record
By Adam Ang 06:29 am February 03, 2025
It recently launched the Indian Genomic Dataset, which currently has 10,000 sequenced genomes from the local population.
RFK Jr. testifies Thursday before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions.
By Susan Morse 10:43 am January 31, 2025
HHS nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says show me the data; senators say it's already there.