As the latest coronavirus wave fueled by the super-infectious Omicron subvariant BA.5 continues to recede, health officials are turning a wary eye to what might come next.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday vetoed a controversial bill that would have allowed supervised injection site pilot programs in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Oakland, in efforts to prevent drug overdose deaths and connect people to treatment for addiction. The number of safe injection sites that would have been authorized by the bill could ...

Signify Health soared the most since its shares started trading last year as UnitedHealth Group, Amazon, CVS Health and Option Care Health competed to acquire the home health technology and services provider, according to people familiar with the matter. UnitedHealth has submitted the highest bid in excess of $30 a share, while Amazon’s offer is ...

The Biden administration released Friday a final rule that updates the arbitration process providers and insurers can use to settle out-of-network billing disputes after the federal government suffered several legal setbacks to the No Surprises Act. The final rules, released by the departments of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Treasury and Labor (DOL), implement the No ...

About 40,000 low-income adults living in the country illegally won’t lose their government-funded health insurance over the next year under a new policy announced Monday by California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration. California already pays for the health care expenses of low-income adults 25 and younger, regardless of their immigration status. A new law scheduled to ...

Millions of people in the United States will be spared from big increases in health care costs next year after President Joe Biden signed legislation extending generous subsidies for those who buy plans through federal and state marketplaces. The sweeping climate, tax and health care bill sets aside $70 billion over the next three years ...