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Health-System Event Timeline

The chronological spine of the site. Every dated development that has cleared source verification appears here once, and the same entry populates its jurisdiction hub, its topic, its bill dossier and its record page. Nothing on this page was typed twice.

Newest first. A record with a linked title has its own documentary record page stating what the action establishes and what it does not. Future-dated scheduled events are on the decision calendar, not here — the registry holds 147 records in total, of which 1 is dated after this snapshot and therefore not rendered above.
DateWhereDevelopmentLifecycle
Canada
Health Canada		Health Canada restructures generic-drug review: prioritisation for access and shortage relevance, capped response extensions, and targeted backlog flexibility
REGULATORY PROCESS REFORM		ANNOUNCED
Canada
Health Canada		Health Canada consults on a pilot prioritising certain generic submissions involving domestic manufacturing
CONSULTATION OPENED		CONSULTATION
United States
U.S. Department of Justice		DOJ restates the national Fraud Division’s enforcement priorities, health care among them
ENFORCEMENT ORGANISATION		DIVISION OPERATING
Russia
Ministry of Health / Roszdravnadzor		Previously verified Russian health orders 434н and 540н take effect 1 September 2026
FINAL RULE EFFECTIVE		EFFECTIVE
Global
WHO		WHO: evidence insufficient to establish clinically meaningful Ervebo protection against Bundibugyo virus; off-label use recommended only within research protocols
EMERGENCY NORMATIVE GUIDANCE		GUIDANCE ISSUED
Global
WHO		WHO Member States briefing: three vaccines and three therapeutics reported in trials in the DRC Ebola response
OUTBREAK R&D BRIEFING		CLINICAL INVESTIGATION UNDERWAY
European Region
WHO/Europe		WHO/Europe publishes the Report of the Knowledge Community on Responsible AI in Health
EVIDENCE REPORT		PUBLISHED
United Kingdom
UK Government / MHRA		UK Government tables three Health Bill amendments affecting the MHRA statutory framework
GOVERNMENT AMENDMENTS TABLED		AMENDMENTS TABLED
United States
CMS		CMS announces $58 million for Hawaii under the Rural Health Transformation Program
PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION		ANNOUNCED
United States
HHS		HHS holds the Live Real Life symposium on children’s screen use and announces clinician continuing education
PUBLIC-HEALTH GUIDANCE / EDUCATION		PUBLISHED
United States
FDA		FDA updates its PFAS-in-medical-devices material and adds a new FAQ
SCIENTIFIC / REGULATORY COMMUNICATION		COMMUNICATION UPDATED
Australia
Australian Government		Australia launches its first National Health Literacy Framework
NATIONAL POLICY FRAMEWORK		PUBLISHED
United Kingdom
NHS England		NHS England begins phase one of the 2026 flu vaccination campaign
PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION		IN EFFECT
Australia
Australian Government		Australia publishes orientation resources for internationally qualified health professionals and their supervisors
IMPLEMENTATION MATERIAL		PUBLISHED
Australia
TGA		TGA adds eight ARTG entries to its list of ventilator, CPAP and BiPAP devices unaffected by foam-material concerns
POST-MARKET SAFETY MONITORING UPDATE		LIST UPDATED
California
California Assembly		AB 2575 completes legislative passage: Assembly concurs in Senate amendments 43–12 after Senate passage 21–10
LEGISLATIVE PASSAGE		LEGISLATIVE PASSAGE COMPLETE
California
California Assembly		AB 1199 (health care provider credentialing) completes legislative passage: Assembly concurrence 62–0
LEGISLATIVE PASSAGE		LEGISLATIVE PASSAGE COMPLETE
California
California Senate		SB 903 (AI and the practice of therapy) completes legislative passage: Senate concurrence 40–0, ordered to enrolling
LEGISLATIVE PASSAGE		LEGISLATIVE PASSAGE COMPLETE
United States
CMS		CY 2027 Home Health PPS proposed rule: comment period closed 5:00 PM EDT, 31 August
COMMENT PERIOD CLOSED		COMMENT PERIOD CLOSED
California
California Legislature / Governor		SB 942 (civil detainees: bill of rights) enrolled and presented to Governor Newsom at 6:00 PM on 31 August
ENROLLMENT AND PRESENTMENT		ENROLLED AND PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR
California
California Senate		AB 2575 passes the Senate 21–10 on 31 August and is ordered to the Assembly for concurrence in the 28 August amendments
FLOOR ACTION		SENATE PASSED
California
California Legislature		California 2025–2026 Regular Session: final passage period concluded; enrollment and gubernatorial phase underway
SESSION MILESTONE		FINAL PASSAGE PERIOD CONCLUDED
California
California Legislature		SB 903 passes: AI systems barred from providing or advertising "therapy" if enacted
LEGISLATIVE PASSAGE		PASSED LEGISLATURE
California
Governor of California		Governor signs AB 1760 (Dental Practice Act) and AB 2503 (pupil exertional heat illness) in the 31 August package
GUBERNATORIAL ACTION		SIGNED
California
California Legislature		Final passage day: Senate floor session In Progress at the 8:40 PM snapshot
SESSION MILESTONE		IN PROGRESS AT SNAPSHOT
California
California Legislature		SB 1023 passes: injectable PrEP reimbursement through the outpatient drug benefit
LEGISLATIVE PASSAGE		PASSED LEGISLATURE
United States
CMS		CMS announces $149.3 million for Arkansas under the Rural Health Transformation Program
PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION		ANNOUNCED
United States
HHS / SAMHSA		HHS announces $77 million in behavioral-health grants, including $9.4 million for suicide-prevention and 988 follow-up
PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION		ANNOUNCED
International
FDA / ICMRA (EMA lead)		FDA and ICMRA partners complete a collaborative assessment of recombinant endotoxin testing, reducing reliance on horseshoe-crab blood
REGULATORY CONVERGENCE		COLLABORATIVE ASSESSMENT COMPLETED
Global
WHO		WHO convenes the first States Parties Committee on IHR implementation
GOVERNANCE MILESTONE		FIRST MEETING IN PROGRESS
European Union
European Commission		Commission designates ChatGPT a Very Large Online Search Engine under the DSA
DESIGNATION		DESIGNATED
Russia
Roszdravnadzor		Roszdravnadzor Order 662 takes effect: inspection checklists for medical-device circulation oversight
FINAL RULE		EFFECTIVE
United Kingdom
NHS England		NHS England: ~100 pharmacies to pilot rapid cholesterol checks with pharmacist-prescriber consultation
PROGRAM PILOT		ANNOUNCED
Australia
TGA		TGA expands healthcare implementation material for Unique Device Identification
GUIDANCE / IMPLEMENTATION MATERIAL		PUBLISHED
Global
WHO		WHO publishes the process for a ten-year Global Action Plan on Rare Diseases
POLICY PROCESS OPENED		PROCESS
Mexico
Presidency / Secretaría de Salud		Mexico launches "El ABC de las emociones", a national youth mental-health strategy
PROGRAM LAUNCH		NATIONAL PROGRAM
European Union
EMA — PRAC		EMA pharmacovigilance committee meets 31 August – 3 September; agenda published, outcomes pending
COMMITTEE MEETING		MEETING IN PROGRESS
California
California Legislature / Governor		SB 503 (health care services: artificial intelligence) enrolled and presented to the Governor at 6:00 PM on 30 August
ENROLLMENT AND PRESENTMENT		ENROLLED AND PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR
California
California Legislature / Governor		SB 1023 (injectable PrEP reimbursement) enrolled and presented to the Governor at 6:00 PM on 30 August
ENROLLMENT AND PRESENTMENT		ENROLLED AND PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR
California
California Senate		AB 2575: passage refused 18–10 and reconsideration granted 40–0 on 28 August; amended on third reading; ordered back to third reading 30 August
FLOOR ACTION		ACTIVE
California
Governor of California		AB 1956 signed: boys and young men named a focus population for the Office of Suicide Prevention
ENACTMENT		ENACTED
United States
DEA		DEA revokes a dentist's registration for want of state authority — effective 28 September
FINAL ADMINISTRATIVE DECISION		FINAL
United States
DEA		DEA: immediate suspension in December, revocation decision published in August — Atlantic Treatment Center
FINAL ADMINISTRATIVE DECISION		FINAL
United States
DEA		DEA publishes a physician registration decision opened by immediate suspension in December 2025
FINAL ADMINISTRATIVE DECISION		FINAL
United States
CMS		CMS says its actions stopped more than $1.6 billion in potentially improper Medicare laboratory payments
PROGRAM-INTEGRITY CAMPAIGN		CURRENT
United States
FDA		FDA approves Mimrylo (rusfertide) for polycythemia vera — the first approved treatment designed around hepcidin mimicry
MARKETING AUTHORISATION		APPROVED
United States
HHS · Office for Civil Rights		HHS OCR opens compliance reviews of five medical schools under Title VI and ACA § 1557
COMPLIANCE REVIEW OPENED		UNDER REVIEW
Global
WHO · Africa CDC · ECDC		Bundibugyo Ebola: the DRC outbreak expands while Uganda's is declared over
OUTBREAK STATE CHANGE		PHEIC CONTINUES
United States
DOJ · DEA		Walmart agrees to a $50 million settlement over allegations its pharmacies filled invalid controlled-substance prescriptions
CIVIL SETTLEMENT — CSA		SETTLED
United States
DOJ		The Villages Health System agrees to a $541.5 million False Claims Act settlement over self-disclosed Medicare Advantage coding allegations
CIVIL SETTLEMENT — FCA		SETTLED
United States
FDA		FDA approves Lisraya (brepocitinib), the first oral therapy indicated for adult dermatomyositis
MARKETING AUTHORISATION		APPROVED
United States
DOJ · Civil Rights Division		DOJ finds a medical school intentionally discriminated by race in admissions — an agency finding, not a judgment
AGENCY FINDING		CONTESTED
United States · California provider
HHS · Office for Civil Rights		OCR's 55th Right of Access action: a California eye-care group settles for $50,000 after a two-year records delay
AGENCY INVESTIGATIVE DETERMINATION → SETTLEMENT		SETTLED
United States
State attorneys general · D. Md.		Twenty-three states including California sue HHS over new Title X funding conditions
LITIGATION — COMPLAINT FILED		COMPLAINT FILED
United States
FDA · Center for Veterinary Medicine		A third New World screwworm veterinary emergency authorisation in three weeks
EMERGENCY USE AUTHORISATION		AUTHORISED
California
California Legislature		SB 942 passes: health, safety and dignity standards for civil immigration detention
LEGISLATIVE PASSAGE		PASSED LEGISLATURE
California
California Legislature		AB 1979 (health care AI) completes legislative passage: Senate 26 August, Assembly concurrence 66–10 on 27 August
LEGISLATIVE PASSAGE		PASSED LEGISLATURE
United States
FDA		FDA approves Rasonque (daraxonrasib), the first RAS-targeted therapy for metastatic pancreatic adenocarcinoma
MARKETING AUTHORISATION		APPROVED
United States
DOJ		DermTech settles allegations it billed Medicare for skin-cancer tests with known quality-control failures
CIVIL SETTLEMENT — FCA		SETTLED
United States
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit		Fifth Circuit affirms the government's judgment upholding the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program
LITIGATION — APPELLATE DECISION		APPELLATE DECISION
California
California Legislature		AB 539 (prior authorization duration) completes legislative passage: Senate 25 August, Assembly concurrence 64–4 on 26 August
LEGISLATIVE PASSAGE		PASSED LEGISLATURE
United States
FTC		FTC finalises the Ascension–AmSurg consent order: seven surgery centres divested, ten years of prior notice
FINAL CONSENT ORDER		FINAL
United States
FDA		FDA authorises the first wearable that continuously monitors both ketones and glucose
DEVICE AUTHORISATION		AUTHORISED
Russia
Ministry of Health		Three Russian health-ministry orders verified by official publication number — including radiology rules that expressly permit registered AI devices
REGULATION		PUBLISHED
California
Legislature		AB 2575 (health care AI, Ortega): ordered to Senate third reading after the Appropriations suspense vote
LEGISLATIVE ACTION		ACTIVE
United States
FDA · CDRH		FDA Early Alert: CooperSurgical INCA neonatal nasal CPAP sets — loose cannula connection; do not use affected lots
SAFETY ALERT		CURRENT
California
Legislature		California end-of-session mechanics: the four dates that decide every tracked bill
FIXED DATE		CURRENT
United States
FDA · CDRH		FDA Early Alert: GE HealthCare Portrait Core Services software can drop monitored patients during updates
SAFETY ALERT		CURRENT
California
Department of Health Care Services — Medi-Cal Rx		Medi-Cal Rx early-refill thresholds change for members 21 and older
BENEFIT POLICY CHANGE		EFFECTIVE
Global
WHO · Africa CDC · International Coordinating Group on Vaccine Provision		70,000 Ervebo doses released to the DRC — 50,000 for frontline workers, 20,000 for a Phase 3 trial against Bundibugyo
VACCINE ALLOCATION		CURRENT
United Kingdom
MHRA		Class 2 recall: one batch of Fingolimod Zentiva 0.5 mg capsules, for potential metal-particle contamination
RECALL — CLASS 2 MEDICINES RECALL		CURRENT
United States
DOJ · U.S. Attorney's Office, S.D. New York		“War Room” indictment: $12 million in alleged Medicaid transportation claims built on GPS-spoofed rides that never happened
CRIMINAL CHARGES — INDICTMENT UNSEALED		ALLEGATION
United States
U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Massachusetts		Former telemedicine-company owner sentenced to two years for $110 million Medicare DME scheme
CRIMINAL SENTENCING		ADJUDICATED
United States
FDA · CDRH		FDA Early Alert: Medline Hudson RCI neonatal/infant heated-wire breathing circuits — remove and destroy
SAFETY ALERT		CURRENT
California
Governor's Office · CalRx · CDPH		CalRx School Albuterol Access Initiative announced: free emergency albuterol for ~10,000 TK–12 schools
PROGRAM LAUNCH		CURRENT
United States
FDA · Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research		First therapy for glycogen storage disease type Ia: accelerated approval of Genglycos
ACCELERATED APPROVAL		APPROVED
United States
FDA · CDRH		FDA authorizes a first-of-its-kind robotic blood-draw device (recorded at index level)
MARKETING AUTHORIZATION		CURRENT
United States
The White House		The President names a nominee to lead FDA; the Senate decides whether she takes office
NOMINATION		PROPOSED
United States
FDA · Center for Drug Evaluation and Research		Second treatment for fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva: FDA approves Pasatru (garetosmab-grts)
APPROVAL		APPROVED
United States
HHS Office of Inspector General		OIG’s third state prior-authorisation audit finds Louisiana’s MCO generally complied
AUDIT / OVERSIGHT FINDING		CURRENT
United States
Food and Drug Administration		FDA convenes patients on nonhealing chronic wounds — a fixed date, not a policy
PUBLIC MEETING		CURRENT
California
Medical Board of California		Medical Board of California quarterly meetings, 19–21 August: agenda published
PUBLIC MEETING		EFFECTIVE
United States
FDA · CDRH		FDA Early Alerts: epidural kits (Medical Action Industries) and convenience kits (Becton Dickinson) containing recalled Huons saline
SAFETY ALERT		CURRENT
United States
DOJ · U.S. Attorney's Office, N.D. Illinois · with the State of Illinois		US and Illinois intervene: $5.2 million alleged in podiatry claims billed under other physicians’ names after a Medicaid termination
CIVIL FCA — COMPLAINT IN INTERVENTION		ALLEGATION
Canada
Health Canada		Two more Canadian entries: an endoscopic haemostasis kit recalled, unauthorized drugs seized from a Montreal retailer
RECALL		CURRENT
California
Department of Health Care Services		California moves a whole population out of managed care: unsatisfactory immigration status to fee-for-service, 1 January 2027
BENEFIT POLICY CHANGE		FINAL
United States
Food and Drug Administration		FDA redraws the map between generic and hybrid drug applications, in draft
GUIDANCE		PROPOSED
United Kingdom
Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency		The UK says microbiome medicines need no new law — the existing framework already covers them
REGULATORY SCIENCE — POSITION PAPER		CURRENT
Australia
Therapeutic Goods Administration		Australia consults on automated decision-making for listed-medicine applications
CONSULTATION		CURRENT
United Kingdom
Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency		UK: do not use rectal catheters in infants for colic or gas — stop and dispose
SAFETY ALERT — DEVICE SAFETY INFORMATION		CURRENT
United States
Company material — Google; Apple (reported)		The consumer health-AI layer moves while the device rules are still being written
COMPANY MATERIAL — NOT A REGULATORY ACTION		CURRENT
European Union
European Medicines Agency		EMA opens the revision of its overarching biosimilar guideline for comment
CONSULTATION		PROPOSED
European Union
European Medicines Agency		EMA consults on extending its smoking-cessation guideline to all forms of nicotine dependence
CONSULTATION		PROPOSED
Australia
Therapeutic Goods Administration		TGA consultation on radiopharmaceutical regulation (comment period closed 21 August)
CONSULTATION		COMMENT PERIOD CLOSED
United States
HHS Office of Inspector General		OIG finds New York did not ensure Medicaid managed-care parity compliance on prior authorisation
AUDIT / OVERSIGHT FINDING		CURRENT
United States
FDA — Center for Devices and Radiological Health, Digital Health Center of Excellence		FDA opens a public docket on how it might regulate generative-AI medical devices
DISCUSSION PAPER / REQUEST FOR FEEDBACK		CURRENT
United Kingdom
Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency		UK issues its strongest alert class for ResMed Astral ventilators; FDA carries the same event as an early alert
NATIONAL PATIENT SAFETY ALERT		CURRENT
Canada
Health Canada		Health Canada posts recalls for an intravenous fluid and a cuffed endotracheal tube
RECALL		CURRENT
United States
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services		Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program proposed rule closes for comment
PROPOSED RULE — COMMENT PERIOD		PROPOSED
Canada
Health Canada		Two lots of Teva-Pregabalin 150 mg recalled in Canada for cross-contamination with sertraline
RECALL — PUBLIC ADVISORY		CURRENT
California
Legislature		AB 1979 (health care AI, Bonta): Senate committee reports Do Pass; not yet enrolled
LEGISLATIVE ACTION		ACTIVE
Australia
Therapeutic Goods Administration		TGA consults on releasing more medical-device safety and performance information
CONSULTATION		PROPOSED
United States
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services with the Food and Drug Administration		Medicare proposes same-day coverage review for breakthrough devices: the RAPID pathway
PROCEDURAL NOTICE — COMMENT PERIOD		PROPOSED
United States
The White House		An executive order states federal childhood vaccine recommendations — and directs a plan to split the MMR
EXECUTIVE ORDER		EFFECTIVE
United Kingdom
Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency		MHRA orders devices supplied without valid UKCA/CE certification out of use and into quarantine
SAFETY ALERT — DEVICE SAFETY INFORMATION		CURRENT
United States
HHS Office of Inspector General		OIG finds Kansas did not ensure Medicaid managed-care parity compliance on prior authorisation
AUDIT / OVERSIGHT FINDING		CURRENT
United Kingdom
Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency		UK closes a transplant-fluid safety chapter: the 2023 Belzer advice is superseded and sales resume
SAFETY ALERT — SUPERSEDING UPDATE		CURRENT
United States
Food and Drug Administration		FDA grants accelerated approval to Tudriqev for anti-PD-1 refractory advanced melanoma
MARKETING AUTHORISATION — ACCELERATED APPROVAL		CURRENT
United Kingdom
Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency		UK: anaesthesia workstations with a piston-ventilator defect stay in service — under permanent supervision
SAFETY ALERT — DEVICE SAFETY INFORMATION		CURRENT
United States
FDA — Center for Devices and Radiological Health		Intraosseous needle sets recalled after reports the stylet can lock in place during insertion
DEVICE SAFETY — EARLY ALERT / FIRM-INITIATED RECALL		CURRENT
California
Legislature		AB 539 (prior authorization, Schiavo): cleared the Senate Appropriations suspense file, heads to the floor
LEGISLATIVE ACTION		ACTIVE
United States
HHS Office of Inspector General		OIG estimates $15.2 million in improper Medicare payments for sacroiliac-joint injections
AUDIT / OVERSIGHT FINDING		CURRENT
European Union
European Commission		EU AI Act Article 50 transparency obligations begin to apply
REGULATION		EFFECTIVE
California
California Legislature		California AI Transparency Act becomes operative
STATUTE		EFFECTIVE
Canada
Health Canada		Canada authorises a first-in-human trial of an mRNA vaccine against Bundibugyo Ebola
CLINICAL TRIAL AUTHORIZATION		CURRENT
California
Department of Health Care Services		Medi-Cal ordering, referring and prescribing enrollment bulletin takes effect
AGENCY GUIDANCE		EFFECTIVE
United States
CMS		CMS proposes to replace the 6 percent provider-tax threshold with state-specific ceilings
PROPOSED RULE		PROPOSED
United States
HHS / Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services		CMS defers approximately $867.5 million in federal Medicaid payments to California
PROGRAM INTEGRITY — PAYMENT DEFERRAL		CURRENT
United States
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services		CMS draft guidance on manufacturer effectuation of the 2028 maximum fair price
DRAFT GUIDANCE — COMMENT PERIOD		PROPOSED
United States
CMS		CY 2027 Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule published
PROPOSED RULE		PROPOSED
United States
House Committee on Ways and Means		Ways and Means advances the Medicare Advantage prior-authorization bill to the full House
LEGISLATION IN PROGRESS		PROPOSED
California
Legislature · CDPH		California closed home health agency licensing on enactment: SB 164 and the unmet-need exception
STATUTE		EFFECTIVE
California
Department of Health Care Services		Medi-Cal adult dental elimination delayed from 1 July 2026 to 1 July 2027
BENEFIT CHANGE — DELAYED		CORRECTED
California
Attorney General		Carbon Health settlement: structural remedy and individual liability in a friendly-PC structure
CIVIL SETTLEMENT		CURRENT
California
Department of Managed Health Care		DMHC fines Blue Shield of California $300,000 over denied newborn-care payments
ADMINISTRATIVE ENFORCEMENT		CURRENT
United States
Department of Justice		2026 National Health Care Fraud Takedown: 455 defendants charged
CRIMINAL CHARGE		CURRENT
United States
FDA · CDRH		FDA: mammograms at a Monterey, California facility may be of poor quality — and the facility has not sent the notices it was ordered to send
SAFETY NOTIFICATION		CURRENT
United States
CMS		Comment period closes on the drug prior-authorization proposal
PROPOSED RULE		PROPOSED
United States
HHS Office of Inspector General		OIG finds post-acute prior-authorization denial rates far above the all-services rate
AUDIT / OVERSIGHT FINDING		CURRENT
California
Office of Health Care Affordability (HCAI)		OHCA proposes the regulations that implement AB 1415's notice regime
PROPOSED REGULATION		PROPOSED
United Kingdom
MHRA		MHRA publishes the draft Medical Devices (Amendment) Regulations 2026 for Great Britain
PROPOSED REGULATION		PROPOSED
California
Attorney General		Aspen Dental settlement pairs corporate practice with a false-advertising count
CIVIL SETTLEMENT		CURRENT
European Union
European Commission		Uniform procedural requirements imposed on notified bodies under MDR and IVDR
REGULATION		EFFECTIVE
United States
CMS / HHS		CMS proposes to extend electronic prior authorization to drugs
PROPOSED RULE		PROPOSED
Canada
Health Canada		Health Canada publishes pre-market guidance for machine-learning-enabled medical devices
AGENCY GUIDANCE		CURRENT
California
Attorney General / Court of Appeal		Attorney General files amicus brief on the power to replace a physician-owner
AGENCY POSITION		CURRENT
Australia
Therapeutic Goods Administration		TGA guidance: AI is regulated by intended purpose, including generative clinical decision support
AGENCY GUIDANCE		CURRENT
California
Department of Managed Health Care		DMHC fines Health Net plans $1.3 million for mishandling provider payment disputes
ADMINISTRATIVE ENFORCEMENT		CURRENT
United States
Congress		Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 extends Medicare telehealth flexibilities through 2027
STATUTE		EFFECTIVE
United States
Congress / CMS		Medicare telehealth flexibilities lapse for three days
AUTHORITY LAPSE		HISTORICAL
California
Department of Managed Health Care		DMHC fines Anthem Blue Cross $15 million over member-complaint failures
ADMINISTRATIVE ENFORCEMENT		CURRENT
United States
DEA / HHS		Telemedicine prescribing of controlled substances continues through 2026, on a temporary rule
FINAL RULE		EFFECTIVE
United States
CMS		Prior-authorization decision timeframes and denial-reason duties begin
FINAL RULE		EFFECTIVE
California
California Legislature / OHCA		AB 1415 takes effect: management organizations enter the pre-transaction notice regime
STATUTE		EFFECTIVE
California
California Legislature		SB 351 takes effect: private-equity control of clinical judgment becomes a statutory violation
STATUTE		EFFECTIVE
United States
CMS		CY 2026 Physician Fee Schedule takes effect with two conversion factors
FINAL RULE		EFFECTIVE

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