The numbers from the holiday weekend are in — and California has broken every record for new coronavirus cases. Obliterated them, actually.

As we head into a new year with high hopes for the economy to continue to recover and grow, 2022 has brought something that everyone can count on: new state laws.

Gov. Gavin Newsom promised that schools would receive at-home COVID-19 tests in time for students to safely return to campuses after winter break, as health officials warned of a surge in cases over the holidays.

Drug companies raised the prices on hundreds of medications on Jan. 1, with most prices up 5% to 6% on average. Why it matters: The start of the new year is the most popular time for drug companies to hike prices, and even though high drug prices remain one of the biggest political health care issues, ...

The Biden administration is aiming to require insurers to offer standardized plan designs on the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA’s) exchanges. As part of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS’) 2022 Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters rule, which was released late Tuesday, payers would have to offer standardized plan options for every product network type, ...

The Food and Drug Administration on Monday extended the emergency use authorization for the Pfizer and BioNTech Covid-19 booster shot to include teens aged 12 to 15, paving the way for them to be eligible for the jabs later this week. It is the first booster shot to be authorized for this age group. A ...