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Jun 12, 2025, 10:12 AM
State Board of Osteopathic Medicine Corrective Amendment to 49 Pa. Code § 25.241 (Unrestricted license by examination)
The State Board of Osteopathic Medicine (board) has discovered the text of § 25.241(5.1) was inadvertently omitted when amendments to § 25.241 were published in the January 18, 2025, edition of the Pennsylvania Bulletin (55 Pa.B. 457).
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Jun 12, 2025, 09:46 AM
Department of Health Preventative Health and Health Services Block Grant Meeting and Hearing
The Preventative Health and Health Services Block Grant Advisory Committee will hold a public meeting on Tuesday, June 17, 2025 to present the Federal Fiscal Year 2025 Workplan and budget information.
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Jun 12, 2025, 09:23 AM
Insurance Department 1332 Waiver Reinsurance Program—Extension Application Approved—Public Comment Period Open and Scheduled Public Forum; Notice 2025-04
On April 24, 2025, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services approved the Commonwealth's application for an extension of its 1332 State Innovation Waiver under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) for an additional 5 years.
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Jun 12, 2025, 09:23 AM
Strength in Unity: ACMS’s Collective Approach to HOD Testimony
PAMED’s annual House of Delegates (HOD) meeting has long served as a platform for physicians to make their voices heard, shaping policies that influence the practice of medicine in Pennsylvania.
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Jun 12, 2025, 09:11 AM
Department of Aging Pharmaceutical Assistance Advisory Board Meeting
The Pharmaceutical Assistance Advisory Board will hold a meeting by means of Microsoft Teams on Monday, June 16, 2025, from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
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Jun 12, 2025, 09:05 AM
Patient Safety Authority Public Meeting
The Patient Safety Authority (Authority) announces a meeting of the Authority's Board to be held virtually by means of the Authority's webinar platform Zoom on Tuesday, June 17, 2025, at 1 p.m. and is open to the general public.
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Jun 12, 2025, 08:48 AM
Department of Health Expiration of Temporary Scheduling of Substance; Nitazene Class of Compounds
The temporary scheduling of any material, compound, mixture or preparation which contains any quantity of certain Nitazene substances, their salts, isomers and salts of isomers will expire on June 3, 2025.
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Jun 12, 2025, 08:23 AM
FDA Reauthorization of the Generic Drug User Fee Amendments; Public Meeting; Request for Comments
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the Agency) is hosting a public meeting on the reauthorization of the Generic Drug User Fee Amendments (GDUFA) for fiscal years (FYs) 2028 to 2032.
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Jun 12, 2025, 08:15 AM
Department of Health and Human Services Notification of HHS Documents Identified for Rescission
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS or the Department) has rescinded four informal documents. This action will reduce the burdens on regulated parties and allow HHS to refocus on its core mission to Make America Healthy Again.
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Jun 12, 2025, 08:13 AM
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Updates
Recent updates from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
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Jun 12, 2025, 07:35 AM
State Board of Pharmacy Child Abuse Reporting Requirements (proposed rulemaking)
The Board of Pharmacy (Board) is amending existing regulations to incorporate the mandatory reporting requirements under the CPSL into Chapter 27 (relating to State Board of Pharmacy), including the mandatory training requirements required by Act 31 of 2014.
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Jun 12, 2025, 07:00 AM
HHS Request for Information (RFI): Ensuring Lawful Regulation and Unleashing Innovation to Make America Healthy Again
To implement the President's Deregulatory Initiatives, including Department of Government Efficiency Deregulatory Agenda, and to better promote the health and well-being of the American people, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is planning the largest deregulatory effort in the history of the Department.
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Jun 10, 2025, 12:00 PM
HHS Reconstituting the Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a statement announcing the complete reconstitution of the Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices (ACIP).
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Jun 5, 2025, 15:26 PM
Oversight of Health care Transactions Involving Private Equity
Introduced by Representative Lisa Borowski (D-Delaware), House Bill 1460 aims to strengthen oversight of major healthcare transactions involving private equity and large health systems.
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Jun 5, 2025, 14:32 PM
Establishment of the J-1 Visa Waiver Primary Care Physician Grant Program
Introduced by Representative Kristin Marcell (R-Bucks), House Bill 425 proposes creating a grant program to support J-1 visa physicians practicing in underserved areas.
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Jun 4, 2025, 12:35 PM
State Board of Nursing Nurse Licensure Compact; Temporary Regulations
On July 1, 2021, the Nurse Licensure Compact Act was enacted, which authorized the Commonwealth to join the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC or Compact).
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Jun 4, 2025, 10:23 AM
Sharon Hospital Reopens
On May 29, 2025, the former Sharon Regional Medical Center celebrated its reopening under the ownership of the nonprofit Tenor Health Foundation
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May 29, 2025, 14:00 PM
ChristianaCare wins bid for five Crozer outpatient centers
Delaware-based ChristianaCare was the successful bidder in a recent auction to acquire five outpatient facilities previously owned by now-bankrupt Crozer Health.
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May 29, 2025, 10:25 AM
Summary of Trump Administration Actions Concerning Gender Affirming Care for Minors
On January 28, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an Executive Order (EO) titled “Protecting Children from Chemical and Surgical Mutilation.” The order stated that it is the policy of the United States to oppose sex transitions for individuals under 19 years of age and that laws that prohibit or limit such transitions will be rigorously enforced.
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May 29, 2025, 09:35 AM
PAMED's comments to DOJ on Anticompetitive State and Federal Laws and Regulations
To Department of Justice Anticompetitive Regulations Task Force: