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Policy Hub, managed by Impact Health Policy Partners, is the only comprehensive database of Federal health policy developments, cataloged by over 200 healthcare topics and programs. Regulations, reimbursement, grants, ACA implementation, hearing summaries, CRS Reports, pending legislation – you get it all here, with comprehensive, expert analysis.
Agency Rescinds 2021 Policy Statement on Health App and Connected Device Breaches
Today, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) rescinded its 2021 Policy Statement on Breaches by Health Apps and Other Connected Devices, which addressed applying the Health Breach Notification Rule to health apps and connected devices that collect consumers’ health information (press release). The FTC determined that the policy statement had been superseded by rulemaking and provided “minimal benefit” following the FTC’s… (Eisen, September 9, 2026) #Health Information Technology, #Privacy
Department Issues Guiding Principles for Enforcing Mental Health Parity Requirements
The Department of Labor (DOL) Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) issued a new Field Assistance Bulletin to provide additional information on how DOL will enforce the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) nonquantitative treatment limitation (NQTL) requirements. MHPAEA established that group health plans and health insurers generally cannot offer health coverage that contains more restrictive requirements on behavioral… (Marceno, September 9, 2026) #Coverage Decisions, #Insurance Coverage, #Mental and Behavioral Health



