A key House panel advanced a slew of healthcare bills during a busy Wednesday on the Hill for health policy.

The federal government is continuing to debate a response to the looming debt limit deadline, and, should that ceiling be breached, it has significant implications for the healthcare industry.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation creating a $150 million loan program for financially distressed hospitals into law May 15.

Prices for the 100-year-old drug have increased more than 600% in the past 20 years, and stories of patients rationing doses abound. Even the most conservative economists point to it as an example of a market gone sour.

In a ruling issued this week, the Los Angeles Superior Court upheld the constitutionality of a state law requiring health plans to fairly reimburse health care providers for the costs of COVID-19 testing during the COVID-19 state of emergency.

Individual market insurers are estimated to owe about $500 million in rebates to enrollees this year, a Kaiser Family Foundation analysis found. Small group market insurers are anticipated to owe about $330 million, and large group market insurers are expected to owe about $250 million.