The stopgap spending bill signed Nov. 12 by President Donald Trump halts a looming $536 billion Medicare cut and temporarily extends several key health programs, avoiding deeper disruptions from the now-ended government shutdown. The legislation keeps most federal agencies funded through Jan. 30 and fully funds the Department of Agriculture, the FDA and the VA ...

Medicare beneficiaries are set to see their Part B premiums rise significantly next year, according to an announcement from the Trump administration. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) revealed late Friday that total monthly premiums for Part B will be $202.90. By comparison, the premium for 2025 was $185. In addition, the deductible in Part ...

Sutter Health plans to open a major new hospital in Santa Clara by 2031, the provider announced Monday. The eight-story, 850,000-square-foot facility from one of Northern California’s largest hospital systems will include 272 beds, an emergency department, intensive care unit, labor and delivery department and other services. It will be located at 2831 and 2841 ...

A US congressional commission is ringing alarm bells about China's growing dominance over America's drug supply, saying it is putting the country's health in the hands of an adversarial nation.

A daily glass of orange juice might do more than deliver vitamin C. It may influence gene activity in ways that support heart health, according to new research. In a small but detailed study, 20 healthy adults drank about two cups of 100% orange juice every day for two months. Researchers from the University of São Paulo ...

Washington can now work to get its operations back up and running — but it will do so without Democrats securing their paramount objective: a concrete path forward to preserve enhanced tax credits for ACA plans set to expire at the end of 2025.