Month: April 2026
Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center has been officially designated by the state of Nevada as a Level I trauma center, the highest level of trauma care available. “We extend our sincere appreciation to Governor (Joe) Lombardo for recognizing the need for this important designation and allowing us the ability to train and attract top-tier physicians ...
Artificial intelligence-driven chatbots are giving users problematic medical advice about half the time, according to a new study, highlighting the health risks of the technology that’s becoming increasingly integral in day-to-day life. Researchers from the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom evaluated five popular platforms — ChatGPT, Gemini, Meta AI, Grok and DeepSeek — ...
Dozens of provider and patient advocacy associations are putting their weight behind a newly introduced bill they say will promote better management of Medicare patients with multiple chronic conditions. The bipartisan Chronic Care Management Improvement Act targets a copayment that beneficiaries must agree to before they may receive a slew of behind-the-scenes services coordinating their records and ...
The National Association of Benefits and Insurance Professionals (NABIP) today announced significant policy victories for agents, brokers, and the millions of Medicare beneficiaries they serve following the release of CMS’s Contract year 2027 Medicare Advantage and Part D Final Rule. The final rule reflects a strong alignment with NABIP’s advocacy to modernize Medicare marketing and ...
Between the collapse of Eric Swalwell‘s campaign and Donald Trump‘s surprise endorsement of Steve Hilton, the race for California governor was upended in the span of a week. Swalwell dropped out of the race Sunday night … after sexual assault and misconduct allegations threw his campaign into a tailspin. The East Bay representative, who had earlier vowed to continue his ...
Few statewide elections stand to matter more this year than the race for insurance commissioner — the primary official tasked with stemming a wildfire-stoked home insurance crisis that has sent rates soaring across California. The insurance commissioner leads the state agency that approves rate hikes for home and auto plans, investigates complaints about providers and enforces ...
California officials last Thursday said they uncovered a multimillion-dollar scheme to use stolen identities from people outside the state to charge for hospice services paid for with a government insurance program.
A new report distills the Trump administration’s strategy as officials jockey to shape health care messages ahead of this year’s midterm elections.
Hospitals would receive a 2.4% rate increase for inpatient services in fiscal year 2027 under a proposal announced by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on Friday. If enacted, it would represent an approximately $1.4 billion increase. CMS also projects that additional payments for inpatient cases involving new technologies will rise by $464 million ...
“This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters.” When California voters approved Proposition 13 in 1978, they forced a massive change in how government services are financed that continues to reverberate nearly a half-century later. Prop. 13’s limits on property taxes that had financed public schools and other units of local government for ...