In states that have long refused to expand Medicaid to more low-income adults, people in the program aren’t subject to new rules under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act requiring them to prove they’re working in order to get and keep coverage. That’s not stopping Florida lawmakers from trying to adopt Medicaid work requirements anyway. […]
Continue ReadingSACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has positioned himself as a national public health leader by staking out science-backed policies in contrast with the Trump administration. After Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. fired Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Susan Monarez for refusing what her lawyers called “the dangerous […]
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En los estados que desde hace años se han negado a ampliar Medicaid para cubrir a un número mayor de adultos de bajos ingresos, quienes ya están en el programa no están sujetos a las nuevas reglas de la Ley One Big Beautiful Bill, que les exigirían demostrar que están trabajando para poder obtener y […]
Continue ReadingSACRAMENTO, California — El gobernador de California, Gavin Newsom, se ha posicionado como un líder nacional en salud pública al impulsar políticas respaldadas por la ciencia, en contraste con la administración Trump. Después de que Robert F. Kennedy Jr., secretario del Departamento de Salud y Servicios Humanos (HHS, por sus siglas en inglés), despidiera a […]
Continue ReadingPittsburgh-based Highmark Health delivered $27.9 million in value in 2025 from an AI assistant developed with Google Cloud. The payer-provider’s employees have now prompted the generative AI tool, Sidekick, over 6 million times, and the application has 74 active use cases, compared to 31 the year prior, according to a March 5 Google Cloud blog […]
Continue ReadingForty-four lawsuits against Kettering (Ohio) Health over a 2025 ransomware attack have been consolidated into a single complaint. The 14-hospital system was struck by the Interlock ransomware group in May 2025, causing the organization to shut down all 600 of its digital applications and have employees use paper records, cellphones and walkie-talkies. Of the 44 […]
Continue ReadingNew Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed multiple bills into law March 6 that aim to reform hospital funding, medical malpractice rules and patient billing. Ms. Lujan Grisham signed the bills at the soon-to-open Los Lunas, N.M.-based Valencia County Hospital, a 15-bed acute care facility that is owned by the county and will be operated […]
Continue ReadingOdessa, Fla.-based Starkey Ranch ER & Hospital has chosen Juno Health as its new EHR vendor. The facility started implementing the new EHR in November, less than a month after signing the deal, according to a March 2 Juno Health news release. Starkey Ranch anticipates better charge capture, increased patient safety from automated medication calculations […]
Continue ReadingEight-four percent of primary care providers said they must play an essential role in meeting rising demand for mental and behavioral health treatment in the U.S, according to a Medscape survey published March 6. The Health Resources and Services Administration’s Bureau of Health Workforce data found the number of designated mental health professional shortage areas […]
Continue ReadingThe FDA recently met with several states to discuss the Section 804 Importation Program, which allows states and tribes to propose plans to import certain lower-cost prescription drugs from Canada. The meeting — held with representatives from HHS and the National Academy for State Health Policy — was part of ongoing federal efforts to reduce […]
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