States are racing to have their Medicaid requests approved before the Trump administration takes power. The new administration is expected to have a very different view of Medicaid than the Biden administration, and GOP lawmakers in Congress are eyeing major changes.

President-elect Donald Trump picked Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to be the next Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. The position requires confirmation by the Senate. He touted the appointment as one of the most important in his Cabinet.

When it comes to healthcare, California is now open for enrollment. Covered California, the state’s marketplace for health insurance is now open for residents, regardless of immigration status to shop for affordable health care. For this session it launched the “Let’s Talk About Health” initiative, as it hopes to get more people engaged when it ...

The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America has introduced two new TV ads attacking pharmacy benefit managers and health insurers. Both ads feature a smarmy PhRMA spokes villain, Middleman, snatching a prescription drug rebate card away from a woman who needs to help pay for her medications. In a longer version, Middleman hands the rebate card ...

On average across states, 9.6 insurers are participating on the ACA Marketplaces, which is higher than in any previous year.

Those ever-present TV drug ads showing patients hiking, biking or enjoying a day at the beach could soon have a different look: New rules require drugmakers to be clearer and more direct when explaining their medications’ risks and side effects. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration spent more than 15 years crafting the guidelines, which are ...