The Department of Health and Human Services’ plan to reduce its workforce by 10,000, and to implement agency restructuring that will raise that number to 20,000, brought swift reaction from two healthcare organizations that work with senior citizens wh…
The FBI has said a public social media post alleging the planning of a coordinated, multi-city terrorist attack targeting hospitals does not represent a credible threat, according to the American Hospital Association.
Deep cuts to Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) could have devastating economic consequences across all 50 states, according to a report from the Commonwealth Fund and the George Washington University Milken Institute Sch…
Democratic state treasurers of four states warned of the consequences of Republican-proposed Medicaid cuts, not just to their budgets and state beneficiaries but to hospitals.
Most people who would lose Medicaid coverage would not get other health insu…
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison is getting involved in negotiations over a $1 billion academic medicine deal between the University of Minnesota, Fairview Health Services and Essentia Health, with the entities agreeing to renewed discussions w…
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston and the University of Texas at Austin have launched a joint initiative, the Collaborative Accelerator for Transformative Research Endeavors, to support research projects focused on preventing…
Walgreens has agreed to pay $5 million to settle a lawsuit filed in federal court for the Northern District of Illinois more than 10 years ago.
The Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday advanced Dr. Mehmet Oz’s nomination to become administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
The 14 to 13 vote was along party lines. Oz next faces a vote for confirmation before the full Senate
Orlando Health is joining forces with physician-led practice Watson Health on a new hospital, the Orlando Health Watson Clinic Lakeland Highlands Hospital, which is slated to debut in June 2026.
The majority leadership in Congress is considering establishing work requirements in Medicaid, but if work requirements were established in states that have expanded their programs, more than 5 million people could lose their coverage, according to a n…
