RT @emmabeavins: RFK Jr. has been confirmed as the Secretary of HHS, in a 52-48 vote on Thursday. Republican Senator Mitch McConnell was th….

BREAKING: A federal judge has ordered HHS to restore web pages and datasets it pulled down and changed on Jan. 31 to follow President Trump's EO on "gender ideology". Some resources must roll back to their Jan. 30 versions by midnight, others by Friday

A second federal judge has put the Trump administration's "temporary pause" and review of federal financial assistance on ice—and this time the temporary restraining order is indefinite and much more sweeping.

RT @HeatherLandi: Fresh AI news this morning: @emmabeavins reports on a collaboration between @UTHealthHouston and @OpenAI to launch a suit….

RT @JeffreyLDavis44: Very good article by @emmabeavins at @FierceHealth on the telehealth and digital health policies in the PFS.

RT @gliadkovskaya: NEW: More than a dozen organizations participated in decarbonization projects as part of a learning collaborative led by….

RT @HeatherLandi: A federal judge in Texas on Thursday sided with @ahahospitals in its lawsuit against @HHSGov barring the use of online tr….

The injunction would have kicked off an administrative process that could take over two years to resolve—apparently too long for the nonprofit health system. This is despite a lower court and at least one of the appellate court's judges landing on the side of Novant Health.

With dogged @FTC securing a injunction pending appeal from the Fourth Circuit today, @NovantHealth now says it's throwing in the towel on a contested $320 million, 2-hospital purchase

RT @HeatherLandi: BREAKING: @Walmart is shuttering all 51 health centers along with its virtual care services, the retail giant announced T….

Final vote 3-2 in favor.

A 3-2 vote is apparents as newly appointed commissioners Holyoak and Ferguson, both Republicans, will be dissenting. Each said in comments that they're sympathetic, but believe that Congress should be making the momentous call rather than an administrative agency.

Final rule does not extend to healthcare nonprofits (i.e. many health systems) due to FTC's limited authority . though Commissioner Slaughter said in comments she sees no reason why noncompetes on nonprofit orgs wouldn't bring benefits to workers and consumers.

Per a staffer's presentation to the commissioners, it appears the final rule will be wiping noncompetes going forward and unwinding those that exist, with the exception of "senior executives.".

RT @Tong_Thoughts: Patient advocates and lawmakers were stunned by HHS Secretary Becerra's comments on copay coupons during a House hearing….

RT @HeatherLandi: Very excited to share that @emmabeavins is now a part of the team at @FierceHealth! She joins us from Inside Health Polic….

RT @FierceHealth: It's that time of year again! Help us determine the most overused buzzword in healthcare in our annual #FierceMadness com….

Pretty easy to read the tea leaves yesterday during the @FTC virtual workshop on private equity in healthcare. Comments from @linakhanFTC , @JusticeATR 's Jonathan Kanter, academic researchers and clinicians all pointing toward new antitrust guardrails.

RT @FierceHealth: #JPM24 is officially underway, and we have @HeatherLandi and @dave_muoio on the ground bringing you the latest: https://t….

I'll be talking healthcare policy with @donrucker and @khemp64 later this week at the Fierce Health Payer Summit in Austin. These two are the experts on health data, coverage trends, gov payment models and plenty more--you won't want to miss it