The Biden administration is weighing how to treat urgent care clinics as part of
broad regulations banning surprise, out-of-network medical bills. At the heart
of the matter: What counts as an emer…
Just 18% of 5- to 11-year-olds are fully vaccinated, with rates varying
significantly across the country, a KHN analysis of federal data shows.
Pediatricians say the slow pace and geographic dispar…
CMS chief Chiquita Brooks-LaSure says the agency reserves its power to quickly
institute new regulations for “absolute emergencies.” On staffing, nursing home
residents might need to wait years to …
Private equity-backed Headlands Research heralded its covid-19 vaccine trials as
a chance to boost participation among diverse populations, then it shuttered
multiple sites that conducted them.
The removals, detailed in emails between state and federal health officials, hinged on disagreements over how states could disenroll people during the public health emergency. Consumer advocates fe…