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The highly anticipated interim final rule weighs in on key issues for states hustling to operationalize work requirements before the 2027 deadline. But there’s still some gray area — and lots of critics.
Read full article →An annual federal survey found about 28 million uninsured individuals in 2025, up from 27.2 million in the previous year.
Read full article →The report found that treatment-resistant depression patients cost Medicare about $46,000 annually, with the majority of costs attributed to hospitalizations and prescription costs.
Read full article →The health secretary appeared at a Wisconsin dairy farm with embattled Rep. Derrick Van Orden.
Read full article →A new final rule from the Trump administration will require most Medicaid beneficiaries between the ages of 19 and 64 to prove they work, complete community service, or participate in a work program to win benefits. The rule outlines the broad policies each state is required to have in place when implementing the Medicaid work requirements from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. The rule establishes the standards states must...
Read full article →The Massachusetts attorney general sued UnitedHealthcare, alleging the insurer improperly inflated MassHealth members’ health risk scores to secure at least $100 million in excess payments. The post Massachusetts Attorney General Sues UnitedHealthcare, Alleges $100M MassHealth Fraud appeared first on MedCity News .
Read full article →Abivax said its experimental treatment for ulcerative colitis showed significant efficacy in a closely watched trial, but shares of the company tanked on safety concerns.
Read full article →Here is some of what you may have missed from the world's largest cancer research meeting.
Read full article →At the world's largest cancer research meeting, new data were plentiful. But this year, there was also a focus on grief.
Read full article →A medical facility run by a Catholic association from Italy offers a long view on the course of the AIDS epidemic in Mozambique, where over 10 percent of the population lives with HIV.
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- Over a quarter of U.S. adults with a normal body mass index (BMI) met recently proposed criteria for clinical obesity, a national cross-sectional study found. Among adults with a BMI in the normal range of 18.5-24.9, an adjusted...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- Tardive dyskinesia (TD), a movement disorder that causes involuntary movements often triggered by antipsychotic exposure, has appeared in the DSM for decades. Despite advancements in diagnostic tools and treatments, TD still...
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