Hantavirus Outbreak Revives COVID-Era False Health Claims — The Monitor
Highlights A hantavirus outbreak linked to a Dutch cruise ship in early May was followed by false health claims that...
UnitedHealth to nix nearly two thirds of pediatric prior auths
UnitedHealthcare is set to eliminate close to two-thirds of pediatric prior authorization requirements by the end of the year. The...
A Closer Look at North Carolina’s Implementation of the 2025 Reconciliation Law Medicaid Provisions and Other Changes Amid Medicaid Budget Shortfalls
On April 30, 2026, North Carolina Governor Josh Stein signed legislation that includes Medicaid policy changes and closes an estimated...
Massachusetts AG sues UnitedHealth over alleged Medicaid fraud
Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell is suing UnitedHealthcare, alleging that the insurance giant “manipulated the health status” of Medicaid...
Medicare Advantage Out-of-Pocket Limits: Variation and Trends
For coverage of Medicare benefits, people face a choice between traditional Medicare and private Medicare Advantage plans. While there are...
Penn Medicine to roll out K Health AI clinical agents
The University of Pennsylvania Health System will deploy a suite of artificial intelligence clinical agents from K Health across the...
Drew Altman, Founding President and CEO of KFF, Announces Retirement Plans; Board Appoints Larry Levitt and Mollyann Brodie as Next Leadership Team
After nearly 40 years shaping the national health policy landscape and leading it through pivotal debates, KFF announced today that...
A New Hope for Early-Stage Patients
For millions of families around the world, Alzheimer’s disease has long come with one painful truth: treatments could only help...
CVS sues to challenge Tennessee’s new PBM law
CVS has filed suit to challenge a Tennessee law that would bar pharmacy benefit managers from owning pharmacies in the...
Texas Emerges as Focus of New Trump Administration Actions to Limit Gender-Affirming Care
Since early 2025, the Trump Administration has sought to limit youth access to gender-affirming care, taking a comprehensive approach to...
