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Fired staffers sue Health and Human Services, DOGE
Fired Health and Human Services staffers have brought a lawsuit claiming the April 1 termination of thousands of federal workers was unlawful due to the use of faulty personnel records.
Trump administration rescinds emergency abortion guidance
The Trump administration has rescinded July 2022 guidance that allowed physicians to perform emergency abortions.
Rite Aid closing more than 100 additional stores
Rite Aid is closing an additional 111 stores across 12 states, according to a filing on May 30 in federal bankruptcy court in New Jersey.
This is Rite Aid’s fourth notice of store closings.
The new closings are in Maryland, California, Virginia, Washin…
2026 HHS budget would slash more than a quarter of current discretionary spending
The White House released its planned 2026 budget for the Department of Health and Human Services on Friday.
HIMSSCast: JPMorganChase scales the employer-sponsored market by investing in primary care
Dan Mendelson is CEO of Morgan Health, the healthcare arm of JPMorganChase. Its mission is to improve employer-sponsored healthcare by investing in innovative young companies that improve primary care, Mendleson said.
Half of people in this country get…
Reconciliation bill with Medicaid cuts passes House
The House early Thursday morning passed President Trump’s reconciliation bill in a 215-214 vote, sending it to the Senate where some Republicans are reportedly balking at its adding $3.8 trillion to the federal deficit.
CMS to begin auditing all Medicare Advantage plans
Beginning immediately, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is auditing all eligible Medicare Advantage contracts in what the agency is calling a significant expansion of its efforts.
The agency will expand its workforce of medical coders fro…
UnitedHealth shares drop again on kickback allegations
Shares of UnitedHealth Group got battered again Wednesday morning on a report that it paid kickbacks to nursing homes to reduce costly hospital transfers.
Court order blocks HHS from cutting $11 billion in public health funding
For the second time, a federal judge in Rhode Island has barred the Department of Health and Human Services from cutting $11 billion in public health funding to states.
Court rejects drugmakers replacing 340B upfront payments with rebates
A federal court has rejected a lawsuit by several drugmakers that sought to change the 340B Drug Pricing Program from an upfront payment model to a backend rebate structure.
