Health Care Reform

Medicare is planning to send lump-sum payments to more than 1,600 hospitals that participate in a drug discount program after the Supreme Court found the pay cuts to be unlawful in June.

On Friday, President Biden announced proposed rules to limit short-term insurance plans, prevent surprise medical bills and reduce medical debt tied to credit cards.

The hospitals and health systems suing HHS say changes to formulas for making payments have resulted in tens of millions of dollars withheld.

Looking for an at-home HIV or Plan B test on CVS' website is not as private an experience as one might think, and CVS is not the only pharmacy sharing this kind of sensitive health data, according to a KFF Health News investigation.

Following lawsuits filed by Merck, Bristol Myers Squibb, PhRMA and the US Chamber of Commerce challenging the drug price negotiation plan, the CMS revised its guidance, allowing drug companies to publicly discuss the talks.

The three political appointees share an understanding of what it means to lead the Health and Human Services agency that makes life-or-death decisions every day that affect millions of Americans.