About 73% of metropolitan statistical areas in the U.S. are concentrated health insurance markets, meaning large health insurers control the market in nearly three-quarters of the country, according to a new analysis from the American Medical Association.
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMSHA) will invest $825 million in funding to 231 Community Mental Health Centers across the country, the organization announced this week.
New York Governor Kathy Hochul has signed an executive order declaring a statewide disaster emergency due to healthcare staffing shortages.
The order expands the number of physicians, nurses and other clinicians who can practice in the state by relaxin…
Fears that vaccine mandates will exacerbate worker shortages miss the bigger picture, says Fisher Phillips labor expert.
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded nearly $1 billion in American Rescue Plan funding to support major healthcare construction and renovation projects at health centers.
The Kaiser Foundation Health Plan made similar accusations against Merck in a lawsuit filed in August.
Reports from research firm Forrester and analytics firm Verint Systems released studies ranking the nation’s top insurance payers based on customer satisfaction.
In one of the first studies to explore clinician moral distress related to the ethically challenging issue of providing healthcare to undocumented immigrants, researchers from Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University School of Medicine surveyed phy…
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky has endorsed booster shots for healthcare workers and other vulnerable Americans.
