On June 23, HHS Secretary Kennedy and CMS Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz held a roundtable with health insurance companies to discuss a new pledge to "streamline and improve the prior authorization processes...

On June 3, HHS and the CMS announced the rescission of 2022 guidance directing hospitals and their physicians to provide abortions in emergency scenarios, regardless of conflicting state laws.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government and many states offered regulatory flexibilities intended to make it easier for people with opioid use disorder (OUD) to get treatment.

The COVID-19 pandemic fundamentally changed Medicare and Medicaid health care service delivery.

On December 11, 2023, following positive results from two published Phase 3 studies, MAPS Public Benefit Corporation (MAPS PBC) submitted a New Drug Application (NDA)...

The COVID-19 pandemic has reinforced that our health system does not fully meet the needs of older adults and people with chronic conditions or disabilities.

Notably, many of these grants had been awarded to Columbia University, which had nearly $400 million in federal grants and contracts canceled by the Administration earlier this month because of alleged inaction over antisemitic events on campus.

Earlier this month, several hospitals affiliated with the University of North Carolina health system filed multiple lawsuits against a group of Medicare Advantage (MA) plans regarding...

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As part of IRA implementation and in advance of calendar year 2025, which is when the implementation of Part D redesign changes accelerate, CMS could take steps to protect beneficiaries by preserving access...

On June 9, the Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA), a national association representing pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), and Navitas Health Solutions, a PBM, filed a lawsuit...

Section 1115 demonstration authority is one of the most powerful vehicles available to states to test innovation in their Medicaid programs. Under section 1115 authority...

With drug overdose deaths reaching record numbers, policymakers and other stakeholders must increase their efforts to end the nation's drug overdose epidemic with targeted, evidence-based interventions and emerging best practices.

The health and safe transitions of incarcerated people have been a focus of work by Congress, the Biden administration and states. People leaving incarceration face elevated health risks...

The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically and permanently altered the telehealth landscape for academic medical centers (AMCs).

Following the expiration of the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE), states will resume normal eligibility and enrollment activities for all enrollees in Medicaid...

On August 21, the U.S. and the European Union (EU) issued a joint statement announcing a framework on a new trade agreement, including the key terms on pharmaceutical tariffs.

Over the past 50-plus years, there have been enormous advances in understanding the mechanisms that cause blood cancer.

Governor Kathy Hochul is scheduled to present her 2023–24 Executive budget proposal at noon on Wednesday, February 1, 2023, with the budget bills expected to be released thereafter.

On Saturday, April 9, the New York State Legislature passed the final set of budget bills for the state's fiscal year 2022–23 budget, which are in the process of being signed into law by the Governor.