CMS sued over Trump administration’s ACA final rule
Doctors for America, the Main Street Alliance and three cities have sued the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)...
Fired federal workers say HHS, DOGE violated federal privacy law
A new class-action lawsuit asserts the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)...
Trump admin seeks feedback on price transparency for drugs
The Trump administration is seeking feedback on how to improve price transparency for prescription drugs. The Departments of Labor, Treasury...
Google’s chief health officer Karen DeSalvo is retiring
Karen DeSalvo, M.D., whose career has spanned medicine, public health and leadership roles in healthcare policy and health tech, plans...
HHS, RFK Jr. sued over $11B grant cuts as measles threat rises
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. are being sued again for eliminating...
Trump imposes Schedule F to more easily remove federal workers
President Donald Trump and the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) are moving forward with “Schedule F,” a policy to make...
‘Watching the clues’: Uncertainty clouds Medicare conference
Medicare agents and brokers are trying to get a handle on a rapidly changing health landscape, but, in some respects,...
CMS finalizes 5.06% Medicare Advantage benchmark increase
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized an increase of the average benchmark payments to Medicare Advantage (MA)...
CMS excludes anti-obesity drug coverage under Medicare, Medicaid
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized a Medicare Advantage (MA) rule proposed by the Biden administration, but...
Brooks-LaSure warns ‘cavalier’ CMS cuts endanger health programs
Former Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure is not buying the Trump administration’s claim health programs...
