Author: Scott Welch
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says sweeping layoffs and restructuring in the department will bring order to a bureaucracy he claims is in “pandemonium.” But experts say the overhaul also likely gives him far greater control over dozens of federal health agencies. Why it matters: HHS has long functioned like a decentralized ...
Sleep specialists have long warned of the hazards of bringing smartphones into the bedroom. Now, research has confirmed just how damaging that habit can be. The new study, which surveyed more than 45,000 university students in Norway, found that late-night screen was associated with a significant reduction in sleep quality and duration. Moreover, spending just ...
The powerful health care interests who put Proposition 35 on the ballot last November had a simple pitch for the complex initiative: a tax no voter paid would provide a long-awaited pay bump to doctors and hospitals who serve the state’s lowest-income residents.
A shorter open enrollment period, less help choosing a plan, higher health insurance premiums for many people — those are just a few changes now brewing that could affect your health insurance for 2026 if you have coverage through the Affordable Care Act marketplace.
On March 19, 2025, the California Department of Managed Health Care (DMHC) issued an All Plan Letter (APL 25-005) directing its regulated health plans to provide specific flexibilities to providers who were displaced by the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles and Ventura counties earlier this year.
The Word & Brown Companies today announced that several systems in use by Word & Brown® General Agency and CHOICE Administrators® have earned Certified status by HITRUST for information security. HITRUST r2 Certification demonstrates that The Word & Brown Companies’ systems have met demanding regulatory compliance and industry-defined requirements and are appropriately managing risk. By including federal and ...
President Obama’s signature health care law, the Affordable Care Act (ACA), has now been shaping the private health insurance market for over a decade. The law survived several repeal efforts by Republicans. And then-President Biden twice delivered temporary expansions of subsidies offered under the law for the purchase of insurance. Despite its political staying power, ...
The membership club retail chain has expanded its partnership with telehealth company Sesame to launch a weight loss program that costs $175 for three months, which does not include the cost of the weight loss drugs.
23andMe customers who once turned over the most personal form of information to the company — their own genetic data — may want it back after the personal genomics and biotech startup declared bankruptcy on Sunday. The 19-year-old company is seeking a buyer, which means that if it is not deleted, customer data could be transferred ...
Spring has “sprung” and you don’t have to look far for evidence, as trees awaken from their winter slumber, bright flowers start to bloom, and the weather starts to turn a little bit warmer. While the first days of spring can conjure up appreciation for Mother Nature’s restart, it isn’t all rosy — for many, springtime ...