US scientists sequence 1,000 genomes from measles, a disease long eliminated with vaccines
Soon, data will reveal whether the U.S. has lost its hard-won measles elimination status.
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With ICE using Medicaid data, hospitals and states are in a bind over warning immigrant patients
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services agreed to give direct access to a Medicaid database.
âI canât tell youâ: Attorneys, relatives struggle to find hospitalized ICE detainees
Many hospitals refuse to provide information or allow contact with these patients.
How delays and bankruptcy let a nursing home chain avoid paying settlements for injuries and deaths
The nursing home industry is increasingly finding refuge in bankruptcy court.
Waning immunity and falling vaccination rates fuel pertussis outbreaks
Whooping cough is especially dangerous for infants under a year old.
Trumpâs HHS orders state Medicaid programs â including Colorado’s â to help find undocumented immigrants
Experts say it's an âunprecedentedâ step by the federal government that ensnares the state-federal health program in the president¶¶Òőap immigration crackdown.
Trump takes aim at laws in Colorado and other states that shield credit scores from medical debt
Nationwide, about 100 million people have some form of health care debt, with millions burdened by $10,000 or more in unpaid bills.
Colorado doctor-turned-patient tripped up by $64,000 bill for ankle surgery, overnight hospital stay
âSixty-three thousand dollars for a broken ankle and a cut to the knee, with no head injury or internal damage,â Lauren Hughes said. âJust to stay there overnight. It¶¶Òőap crazy.â
AI will soon have a say in approving or denying Medicare treatments
A pilot is testing the use of AI to expand prior authorization decisions in Medicare.
States are cutting Medicaid provider payments long before Trump cuts hit
Nationwide, states are scrambling to close budget shortfalls and are eyeing Medicaid.