Changes to prior authorization, charity care screening and corporate influence in medicine are on the way for Californian healthcare organizations. Among the dozens of bills signed this week by Gov. Gavin Newsom ahead of an Oct. 12 deadline were several outlining new requirements or broader enforcement of healthcare practices. The new laws, as well as ...

The Trump administration has begun to make good on its threat to fire federal workers during the government shutdown, with cuts confirmed to affect the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)—including more than 600 at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) after taking into account hundreds of missent termination notices and rescindments. ...

Democrats say extending the Affordable Care Act tax credits is urgent. Republicans say there’s plenty of time to figure it out. As the government shutdown goes on, there are a lot of mixed messages on Capitol Hill about the health care issue at the center of the fight. The tax credits that make ACA health care ...

A handful of U.S. Senate Republicans are wrestling with the impending expiration of health insurance subsidies that are the primary sticking point in the government shutdown standoff that entered its 13th day on Monday. The lawmakers have not voted in favor of a proposal put forward by Senate Democrats to extend the subsidies. However, the ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill Saturday that will revamp the laws governing pharmacy benefit managers operating in his state. The bill “represents the most aggressive effort in the country to lower prescription drug costs,” Newsom said in a bill signing statement. The new California PBM law appears to be broader than the PBM laws ...

AstraZeneca became the second drugmaker to enter a deal with the Trump administration to offer lower prices to Medicaid and to offer some of its drugs at a discount through TrumpRx, a government website to facilitate sales directly to consumers. “In other words the lowest price anywhere in the world, that’s what we get,” President Trump ...