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...
Trump nominates Susan Monarez as CDC Director
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Acting Director Susan Monarez is being tapped to fill the role in a...
Feds look to divest HHS, CMS headquarters as DOGE cancels leases
The federal government is looking to offload “non-core properties” to downsize its real estate footprint, with the Department of Health...
RFK Jr. says US measles outbreak ‘top priority’ at HHS
Last Wednesday, during President Donald Trump’s first Cabinet meeting, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the head of the nation’s largest federal...
CDC cuts 1,300 probationary workers, reports say
Editor’s Note: This is a developing story. If you are a dismissed or active federal worker with information to share,...
