Lawmakers seek long-term limit on governors’ emergency power
As governors loosen long-lasting coronavirus restrictions, state lawmakers across the U.S. are taking actions to significantly…
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Reforms follow deadly year in New York nursing homes
After a deadly year in New York's nursing homes, state lawmakers have passed legislation intended to hold facility operators…
More Black Americans open to vaccines after outreach efforts
Like others in her family, Mattie Pringle had doubts about taking the coronavirus vaccine.The 57-year-old Black woman from…
Diabetes patients at high risk from COVID-19 are managing conditions more effectively
DETROIT—Diabetes is one of the health risk factors—along with such conditions as lung, kidney, liver and heart disease,…
Some GOP-led states target abortions done through medication
About 40% of all abortions in the U.S. are now done through medication — rather than surgery — and that option has become all…
Ohio expects to save $240 million in Medicaid drug costs by running its own PBM
Ohio officials expect that consolidating the seven private pharmacy benefit managers that run its Medicaid managed-care system…
No region in the world spared as virus cases, deaths surge
Hospitals in Turkey and Poland are filling up fast. Pakistan is restricting domestic travel to contain a surge in coronavirus…
MACPAC approves recommendations on specialty drugs, behavioral health
The Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission approved recommendations on accelerated-approval drugs and behavioral…
Top R.I. state official will take over, review hospital agency
Gov. Dan McKee has appointed a top administration official to take charge of the state agency that operates a hospital that…
Healthcare data breaches
March's 57 breaches marked a 37% increase from March of last year, and a 58% increase since January.
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