Telemedicine Was Made Easy During COVID-19. Not Any More

Telemedicine exploded in popularity after COVID-19 hit, but limits are returning for care delivered across state lines.

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Employers, Prepare For Wage Transparency Laws

Across the country, multiple states and cities have passed or are currently considering legislation which would require employers to offer prospective workers more information about their compensation.

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San Francisco Leaders Announce New Efforts to Curb Opioid Overdose Epidemic

As the opioid overdose epidemic continues to spread across the state, a new bipartisan legislative committee is coming together to look for a solution.

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Nursing Home Surprise: Advantage Plans May Shorten Stays to Less Time Than Medicare Covers

Health care providers, nursing home representatives, and advocates for residents say Medicare Advantage plans are increasingly ending members’ coverage for nursing home and rehabilitation services before patients are healthy enough to go home.

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Army Major and Doctor Wife Charged in Plot to Give U.S. Military Medical Info to Russians to Help in War...

A U.S. Army major doctor and their physician wife were arrested for an alleged criminal plot to give Russia confidential medical information about people connected to the American military and government.

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How the Inflation Reduction Act Might Affect Your Health Care

Congressional Democrats are on the verge of passing their most significant health-care legislation in more than a decade, delivering a major victory to President Biden, who has made tackling the high price of care a key plank of his domestic agenda.

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California Unemployment Program Too Focused on Fraud, Failed to Timely Provide Hundreds of Millions of Dollars, Report Finds

California’s unemployment system is too focused on rooting out fraud and minimizing business costs than providing people with timely benefits, according to a new report from the state.

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CVS Health Seeks to Buy Signify Health, WSJ Reports

CVS Health Corp is seeking to buy Signify Health Inc as it looks to expand in-home health services, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday, citing sources. Signify Health is working with bankers to explore strategic alternatives, including a sale, the Journal reported last week. Initial bids are due this coming week, and CVS is ...

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As New Transparency Rules Go Into Effect, Doubts Persist

As of July 1, employer-sponsored plans will be required to comply with transparency requirements first passed in 2020. But questions remain over whether these new rules will truly help consumers.

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Coronavirus In California Is Becoming Easier To Get, Much Harder To Avoid. Here’s Why

The number of coronavirus cases reported in California is on the brink of crossing 10 million, a milestone that probably undercounts the total significantly yet still carries an increasing sense of inevitability.

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