The Biden administration is bolstering health care protections against discrimination for gay and transgender people, reversing a Trump administration rule that gutted the protections. In a wide-ranging final rule released Friday, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) strengthened the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) rules that prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex, including on … Read more
Congress is barreling toward a shutdown deadline with no deal to avert a funding lapse as negotiations hit a fever pitch on Capitol Hill. Lawmakers on both sides are hoping to hash out a compromise to meet the March 1 deadline, but there are growing concerns it will be missed and that the nation will contend … Read more
Correction: This article has been updated to correct when Elizabeth Holmes might be eligible to receive federal health benefits. Federal regulators announced Friday that convicted fraudster Elizabeth Holmes, founder of the defunct blood testing company Theranos, has been banned from participating in federal health programs for 90 years, effectively a lifetime ban. The Office of … Read more
The Biden administration is calling on states that have dropped the highest numbers of children from Medicaid to take advantage of numerous federal policies to ensure families can regain coverage and don’t fall through the cracks. According to federal data released Monday, nine states accounted for about 60 percent of the decline in children’s enrollment … Read more
