The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has issued a proposed rule to close a Medicaid tax loophole it said is exploited by some states to benefit illegal immigrants.
States inflate the federal payments and use the money to free up funds for non…
After leading Northwell Health for close to a quarter of a century, Michael Dowling is stepping down as president and CEO, effective October 1.
Dowling will transition to the role of CEO emeritus of New York’s largest nonprofit health system.
UnitedHealth Group will be suspending its 2025 outlook and said CEO Andrew Witty will be stepping down from the company’s top post, citing personal reasons.
KFF is tracking the Medicaid provisions in the 2025 federal budget bill, including new Medicaid work and verification requirements and a reduction in the expansion match rate for states that use their own funds to cover undocumented immigrants.
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday that would effectively link drug prices in the U.S.to the cost of drugs abroad, and tasks Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to negotiate new prices for the dr…
Gov. Gavin Newsom was elected to office in 2019 on a promise of universal health care. He dramatically expanded coverage, but after six years in office, the Democrat is forced to contemplate deep cuts — including to the nation’s largest health care expansion to immigrants living in the U.S. without legal permission.
Hospital groups say the GOP budget resolution would cut Medicaid coverage to millions and further hurt struggling providers.
The budget resolution released late Sunday includes at least $715 billion in cuts to Medicaid, a federal program that shares co…
Sens. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) have reintroduced a bill that would expand access to software-based treatments and create a reimbursement pathway for software that treats medical conditions.
WebMD CMO Dr. John Whyte has been chosen to lead the American Medical Association as executive vice president and CEO.
Whyte replaces Dr. James L. Madara, whose 14-year tenure as CEO and executive VP ends June 30. Whyte’s tenure begins July 1.
Whyte u…
UCHealth in Aurora, Colorado is extending a partnership with the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee, serving as a national medical center for athletes who live and train in Colorado Springs.
