Author: Scott Welch
State-regulated dental plans in California will soon have to comply with new dentist payment rules. California Gov. Gavin Newsom last week signed a dental plan payment rule bill. The law created by the bill will require a dental plan to make the default payment system a system that imposes no service fees on the dentists. ...
When it comes to longevity, women are much more likely to outlive men. In the U.S., the gap widened to 5.8 years in 2021. On average, men can expect to live just shy of 76 years, compared to 81 for women. A new study from researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany, shows ...
The federal government started shutting down early Wednesday after Congress failed to approve a funding bill before the beginning of the new fiscal year — resulting in widespread ramifications for hundreds of programs and giving the Trump administration an avenue to fire federal workers en masse.
CMS issues guidance calling quits on expanded telehealth flexibilities On day one of the government shutdown, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) sent out a Medicare Learning Network Connects Newsletter offering guidance on Medicare billing and telehealth services during the lapse in appropriations. The CMS reaffirmed in the guidance that pandemic-era expanded telehealth ...
While enrollment in Medicare Advantage (MA) grew to include 50% of all Medicare eligibles in 2025, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is projecting a decline for the 2026 plan year.
A jury awarded Saint Mary’s $510 million after United Health Services was found liable for fraud against the longtime Reno healthcare network.
A study from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services reveals Nevada has the third-worst record among the states for failing to report nursing home falls that result in a major injury and require hospitalization. Falls are the leading cause of death for Americans 65 years of age and older, and are responsible for ...
President Donald Trump and congressional leaders from both parties exited a high-stakes negotiation meeting Monday afternoon with little optimism a deal could be struck before the end of the month to avoid a government shutdown. “I think we’re heading to a shutdown because the Democrats won’t do the right thing,” Vice President J.D. Vance told ...
President Trump on Tuesday announced that Pfizer had agreed to sell its products in the U.S. at “Most Favored Nation” pricing, one day after the administration required companies to respond to his prescription drug pricing executive order. Drugmakers were given until Sept. 29 to respond to Trump’s “Most Favored Nation” Executive Order that required companies ...
In announcing that branded or patented drugs would be hit with 100 percent tariffs on Oct. 1, Trump also said drugmakers could escape the penalties if they have a U.S.-based pharmaceutical manufacturing plant for which ground has been broken, or is currently under construction.