CMS encourages, but doesn't require, Medicare Part D plans to pay pharmacists for dispensing any COVID-19 oral antivirals the FDA may authorize.

A panel of U.S. health advisers narrowly backed the benefits of a closely watched COVID-19 pill from Merck, setting the stage for a likely authorization of the first drug that Americans could take at home to treat the virus.

The closing of a prominent gender-affirming care program for children in Dallas has dismayed parents across Texas who say that options for their children’s care are few and far between — and they don’t know what comes next for kids who need similar care.

Provider groups asked the court to reverse a nearly 30% cut in 340B reimbursements CMS initiated in 2018, since the agency didn't research hospitals' average drug acquisition costs.

Hospital labor costs continue to rise as nurses leave the profession for higher-paying jobs, requiring providers to reconfigure their workforce.

In October, CMS’ Innovation Center released the strategy refresh for all of its payment models, which included a strong commitment to addressing equity and understanding and closing health disparities.

The for-profit system has spent $3 billion on hospitals in the Sunshine State over the past three years.

Relying on $1.7 billion in President Joe Biden’s coronavirus relief bill, the U.S. has been setting up a national network to better track coronavirus mutations.

The hoarding of limited COVID-19 shots by rich countries — creating virtual vaccine deserts in many poorer ones — doesn't just mean risk for the parts of the world seeing shortages; it threatens the entire globe.

The Netherlands' RIVM health institute found omicron in samples dating from Nov. 19 and 23. The WHO said South Africa first reported the the variant to the U.N. healthy agency on Nov. 24.

The decision is unlikely to have huge implications for DSH calculations but could impact HHS' policymaking abilities.

The CDC on Monday broadened its recommendation for COVID-19 booster shots for all adults as the new omicron variant is identified in more countries.

The global risk from the omicron variant is “very high” based on the early evidence, saying the mutated coronavirus could lead to surges with “severe consequences.”

Medicaid beneficiaries tend to lack a usual doctor despite visiting clinics at the same rate as the privately insured, according to a MACPAC analysis.

The fourth surge led by the delta variant of the virus picked up speed in recent weeks, leading to the high number of hospitalizations as of Monday.

The verdict represents the end of just one legal fight between TeamHealth and UnitedHealthcare.

The health system will solicit project ideas from clinicians and patients to address health equity and accessibility challenges.

Dr. Akram Boutros will retire as president and CEO of MetroHealth at the end of 2022 after leading the public health system since 2013, he announced on Monday, Nov. 29.

The court order said that CMS had no clear authority from Congress to enact the vaccine mandate for providers participating in the two government healthcare programs for the elderly, disabled and poor.

Rush said the new CEO of its Oak Park hospital is investigating potential financial misappropriation by a former executive.

The Build Back Better Act wields a stick against the Medicaid expansion holdout states but strikes it squarely on providers that had little say in the expansion decisions.

Cases of the omicron variant of the coronavirus popped up in countries on opposite sides of the world Sunday and many governments rushed to close their borders even as scientists cautioned that it's not clear if the new variant is more alarming than other versions of the virus.

From just over 200 new confirmed cases per day in recent weeks, South Africa saw the number of new daily cases rocket to more than 3,200 on Saturday.

Stocks sank Friday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average briefly falling more than 1,000 points, as a new coronavirus variant first detected in South Africa appeared to be spreading across the globe.

State and local governments have struggled to determine who among the many workers who braved the raging coronavirus pandemic before vaccines became available should qualify for so-called hero pay: Should it go to a small pool of essential workers like nurses or be spread around to others, including grocery store workers?

How do we meet the diverse needs of our patients, team members and communities? It starts with listening.

The researchers — whose findings were published Friday, Nov. 26, in the journal Science Advances — note that the discovery could lead to treatments for other future viruses.

Federal health regulators say an experimental COVID-19 pill from Merck is effective against the virus, but they will seek input from outside experts on risks of birth defects and other potential problems during pregnancy.

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