A new Trump administration rule will allow consumers to better understand the prices for hospital procedures. From the Washington Examiner: Hospitals will be required to post the prices they charge for surgeries and other medical procedures online under a new Trump administration rule… Previously, CMS required that hospitals make the information available to anyone who […]
These OTC drugs cause more problems than they fix. From Fox News: House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer was in the hospital on Wednesday after getting a pneumonia diagnosis a day earlier, and was expected to make a full recovery. The Maryland Democrat, 79, was admitted to George Washington University Hospital on Tuesday with pneumococcal pneumonia, […]
The FDA is threatening homeopathy’s future. Here’s how we can save it. Action Alert! The FDA has proposed a new policy for regulating homeopathy—a policy which is a direct threat to many, many homeopathic medicines. To fully protect consumer access to these treatments, we need Congress to pass a law. Congress and the FDA have […]
The 2018 Farm Bill is currently being created from the House and Senate versions. We must make sure bad provisions are eliminated, and good provisions stay in the final bill. Congress is in the process of completing the 2018 Farm Bill, and it is imperative that we ensure that bad provisions that would increase the amount […]
An advisory committee is meeting to make recommendations to the FDA on whether or not to ban certain supplements from being made at specialized pharmacies. On September 12, the FDA’s advisory committee on compounded medicine—medicine made for individual patients at specialized pharmacies—will meet to discuss five ingredients: alpha lipoic acid, CoQ10, creatine monohydrate, pyridoxal 5 phosphate […]
It’s music to the ears of the FDA—but terrible for consumers. We need to tell the administration: supplements under the law are food, not drugs! Action Alert! As we’ve been telling you, the Trump administration has proposed merging the food safety duties of the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Food and Drug Administration […]
Draconian limits on vitamin dosage amounts could be coming if the feds get their way. Action alert! That bottle of 50,000 IU, 5,000 IU, or even a measly 1,000 IU in your medicine cabinet could soon be contraband. Important entities are meeting to discuss how to restrict the kinds of supplements you can take under […]
ANH-USA is proud to partner with Suzanne Somers to shine a spotlight on this critical issue. If you haven’t already, click the button below to urge your member of Congress to sign a letter telling the FDA to retain consumer access to compounded bioidentical hormones, and tell your senators to start a similar effort in the Senate. […]
You spoke, they listened: a new rule means more Americans will have better choices in healthcare. The Department of Labor recently completed a rule that expands access to association health plans. This is the result of an executive order from President Trump aimed at promoting healthcare options in the US. The idea behind association health plans […]