As HHS increasingly integrates AI into internal systems and government health programs, a pair of bipartisan senators are reintroducing the Transparent Automated Governance Act that would require the ...

CMS released Thursday (Oct. 8) the 2027 Star Ratings for Medicare Advantage and Part D plans, announcing about 37% of MA-prescription drug contracts offered in 2027 will have four or more stars and, ...

As several pharmacy benefit manager reform bills move through Congress, the top PBM lobby is leveraging a new government report to refute criticism that PBM-owned pharmacies under Medicare Part D ...

A flurry of activity related to the recently redubbed CHOICE plans continues as the White House Office of Management and Budget is now reviewing a proposed rule that aims to expand employer’s ability ...

A new AARP report analyzes the tactics AstraZeneca used to prevent lower-cost alternatives to its blockbuster inhaler Symbicort from entering the market when the brand drug’s exclusivity period was ...

The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) announced prize winners last month that collectively will receive $87 million for a new program intended to develop methods to produce, store ...

CMS on Thursday (May 12) revived a policy that lets states use part of a provider’s Medicaid payments to cover consenting independent home health workers’ dues for unions, third-party health care and ...

The Senate Finance Committee advanced Chris Klomp’s nomination to be HHS deputy secretary Thursday (Sept. 24) by a nearly party-line 15-12 vote, with Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) breaking ranks with ...