Parents will still be able to get the hepatitis B vaccine for their children at no cost even though the US Centers for Disease and Control Prevention’s vaccine advisers recommended a major change to the immunization practice. The CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, whose members were chosen by US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. ...

The shingles vaccine not only offers protection against the painful viral infection, a new study suggests that the two-dose shot also may slow the progression of dementia. Shingles, caused by the varicella-zoster virus, presents as a painful rash and it’s estimated that about 1 in every 3 people in the United States will develop the illness in ...

Gov. Joe Lombardo signed 13 bills into law on Monday following last month’s special session of the Nevada Legislature, his office announced this morning. The measures “focused on strengthening public safety, expanding health care access, modernizing cybersecurity, improving school zone safety, supporting vulnerable Nevadans, and ensuring responsible state operations,” his office said in a news ...

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer officially unveiled Democrats’ plan for a health care vote next week, saying Thursday on the chamber floor his caucus will propose extending soon-to-expire Affordable Care Act subsidies for three years. “This is the bill, a clean three-year extension of ACA tax credits, that Democrats will bring to the floor of ...

As more private equity firms buy health care physician practices and facilities, states are pushing back on acquisitions that some critics say could potentially gut health care infrastructure. This year alone at least seven states, including California, Indiana, Massachusetts, Maine, New Mexico, Oregon and Washington, have enacted laws requiring more oversight over private equity acquisitions ...

The House of Representatives unanimously voted to pass a bill Monday that extends the Medicare hospital at home program for five years. Hospital at home providers have been mired in uncertainty for years. Though Congress has repeatedly extended hospital at home flexibilities, it often only does so for a handful of months at a time. ...