Employers, pharmacists cheer as Congress passes PBM reform
After years of conversation, legislators pushed key reforms to pharmacy benefit managers over the finish line, much to the chagrin...
Bhattacharya faces Senate grilling on NIH disruptions
National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Jayanta Bhattacharya, M.D., Ph.D., spent much of a Senate committee hearing dancing around direct...
CMS could help improve public health data reporting
Quality data is critical to informing public health actions. That’s why every day, state and local health departments analyze and...
Federal judge determines Mangione will not face death penalty
A federal judge has tossed two of the federal government’s charges against the man accused of murdering a prominent insurance...
Elevance Health beats on profit, misses on revenue in mixed Q4
Elevance Health beat the Street on profit in the fourth quarter of 2025, though a revenue miss generated mixed results....
Federal agents kill ICU nurse in Minneapolis
Editor’s note: This is a developing story. A registered nurse was shot and killed Saturday morning in Minneapolis by federal...
Layoff Tracker—Pomona Valley Hospital, Blue Cross of Idaho
Fierce Healthcare is tracking workforce changes across healthcare in 2026. Stick with this tracker for the latest updates, and reach...
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...
Adherence is the battleground for health plans in 2026
Every January, gyms overflow with new members determined to finally prioritize their health. By March, the crowds thin, enthusiasm fades...
31,000 Kaiser Permanente workers announce Jan. 26 strike
Kaiser Permanente is staring down the barrel of a 31,000-worker strike across more than two dozen hospitals and clinics. The...
