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Medical lobbies urge Trump administration to exempt healthcare from H-1B changes

Medical lobbies urge Trump administration to exempt healthcare from H-1B changes

More than 50 medical groups have signed on to letters calling for healthcare workers to be exempt from new H-1B...

Florida seeks to eliminate vaccine mandates, including for children

Florida seeks to eliminate vaccine mandates, including for children

State Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo says the state health department can abolish some vaccine requirements while others need lawmakers’ approval....

Medicaid, SNAP cuts could lead to nearly 500,000 lost healthcare jobs

Medicaid, SNAP cuts could lead to nearly 500,000 lost healthcare jobs

A large portion of the 1.22 million jobs that could be lost nationwide in 2029 would come from the healthcare...

DaVita hit by ransomware attack

DaVita hit by ransomware attack

The kidney dialysis firm doesn’t have an estimate for how long disruption from the attack will last. Article By: Emily...

GLP-1s are accelerating spending growth on traditional drugs, Evernorth research finds

GLP-1s are accelerating spending growth on traditional drugs, Evernorth research finds

Spending growth for simple-to-administer medications used to treat common health problems is outstripping spending growth for pricey medications used to treat...

Medicaid cuts could worsen home care worker shortage

Medicaid cuts could worsen home care worker shortage

States have increased provider payment rates to address workforce shortages, but they may have to cut back if spending cuts hit Medicaid,...

RFK Jr. fumbles Medicare basics during second confirmation hearing

RFK Jr. fumbles Medicare basics during second confirmation hearing

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., nominee for HHS secretary, seemed unfamiliar with the massive insurance program during a hearing Thursday. Article...

School-based Medicaid billing concerns delay proposed rule

School-based Medicaid billing concerns delay proposed rule

Some worry children’s school-based services can adversely affect outside services, but school administrators said there have been no examples of...

Allina Health doctors unionize over health system’s objections

Allina Health doctors unionize over health system’s objections

The certification is the latest win for doctors’ unions, as momentum picks up in physician organizing. Article By: Susanna Vogel...

Biden administration urges 9 states to curb high child Medicaid, CHIP disenrollment’s

Biden administration urges 9 states to curb high child Medicaid, CHIP disenrollment’s

Nine states account for about 60% of the decline in children’s Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program enrollment from March...