Kennedy dismisses leaders of US Preventive Services Task Force
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. removed two key leaders of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force...
Trump’s new CDC director nomination: Erica Schwartz, M.D.
President Donald Trump announced Thursday Erica Schwartz, M.D., as his nominee to fill the long-vacant role of director of the...
Proposed CMS rule would set prior auth deadlines for drugs
The Trump administration has issued a proposed rule that aims to significantly overhaul prior authorization for pharmaceuticals. Through the Interoperability...
White House floats 12.5% budget cut for HHS in FY2027
The White House is asking Congress for a $15.8 billion fiscal year 2027 discretionary budget cut for the Department of...
Congress proposes extensions for virtual care in funding bill
Medicare telehealth flexibilities and the Acute Hospital Care at Home (AHCaH) program are teed up to receive multi-year extensions from...
HHS cancels then reinstates $2B in SAMHSA grants
On Tuesday, thousands of health agencies and organizations across the country got word that federal grants for some mental health...
DEA allows another year of telehealth prescribing flexibilities
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) published a yearlong extension of telemedicine prescribing flexibilities for controlled substances Tuesday, just one day...
Setting the standard for health AI programs
In the back half of 2025, a slew of organizations announced forthcoming artificial intelligence certification programs that would offer providers and...
HHS’ tech office proposes to gut and reset health IT policy
Editor’s note: This is a breaking news story that may be updated. The health IT arm at the Department of...
FDA introduces TEMPO model to complement CMS ACCESS model
The Food and Drug Administration plans to select about 40 devices not yet cleared by the agency to receive special...
