The CMS approved seven more Section 1135 waivers to give states additional flexibility to address the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Supreme Court late Friday removed one of the final barriers to nationwide enforcement of a controversial federal rule penalizing legal immigrants for using Medicaid and other public benefit programs.

The American Medical Association is taking over San Diego for this year’s interim meeting and planning to address a variety of subjects.

Tyson, who led Kaiser since 2013, was a leader of healthcare reform and an advocate for equitable and affordable care.

Clinical labs will get another chance to challenge a multibillion-dollar reduction in their Medicare reimbursement.

A federal judge prohibited HHS from requiring drugmakers to publish list prices, a blow to the Trump administration's strategy to curb pharmaceutical costs

Lawmakers are getting busy this week with several hearings eyeing the competitive affects of vertical integration, different paths toward universal coverage, and how to prevent surprise medical bills.

Lawmakers in California and Florida will debate bills that would affect how hospitals calculate their community benefit and charity care.

The Republican state attorneys general challenging the Affordable Care Act urged a federal judge in Texas to let Democrats immediately appeal his ruling striking down the law.

A federal judge in Texas on Friday struck down the Affordable Care Act as unconstitutional, ruling that the law's individual mandate could not be severed from the rest of President Barack Obama's landmark healthcare law. The White House says the ACA will stand during the appeals process.

Northwell Health is poised to open what it's calling the world's largest medical sterilization center. The $80 million facility will clean 22 million instruments per year.

In a dramatic overhaul of the current 1332 waiver process, the CMS said state legislatures will no longer have to approve waiver plans. Instead, governors will be able to take action on their own. The agency also changed how it will evaluate waivers.

In the largest HIPAA settlement ever, Anthem will pay the federal government $16 million over its 2015 data breach that affected nearly 79 million people.

Heritage Provider Network founder and CEO Dr. Richard Merkin says his goal is to continually push the envelope and try things that haven't been done before.