Strong opposition from the California Chamber of Commerce helped to secure amendments that removed some of the most onerous aspects of two job killer bills last week. As a result of these changes, the CalChamber has removed the job killer tag from SB 1044 (Durazo; D-Los Angeles) and SB 1162 (Limón; D-Goleta). While numerous harmful ...

President Joe Biden signed into law a sweeping health, climate and tax bill Tuesday that includes funding for drought-plagued states like Nevada, measures to lower prescription drug prices for seniors and tax credits to bolster solar and other clean energy.

COVID-19 in Clark County and the entire state has plummeted to low levels, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as hospitalizations and reported new cases declined for the sixth straight week.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is shaking up operations to get out data faster and move more nimbly to respond to emerging outbreaks, according to a report from the Associated Press. The new initiative, announced Wednesday in an internal message, comes as the agency has faced criticism for a slow response to ...

A dramatic pickup in the pace of change for payers in the last year has created new priorities for health plan leaders, a new survey has found. The survey, conducted by payment integrity solution HealthEdge, reached more than 300 health plan leaders. Common themes, per a report of the survey results, included the move to ...

President Biden on Tuesday signed into law the Inflation Reduction Act, an ambitious measure that aims to tamp down on inflation, lower prescription drug prices, tackle climate change, reduce the deficit and impose a minimum tax on profits of the largest corporations.