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Medicare Advantage Pullback in 2026: Insurers Cut Plans Across 1,949 Counties
Major health insurers are slashing Medicare Advantage offerings for 2026, leaving 1,949 US counties with fewer plans whi...
CMS and States Launch $275 Million Nurse Recruitment Drive for Nursing Homes
A new $275 million federal-state initiative offers up to $40,000 in student loan repayment and $10,000 stipends to nurse...
Trump's New Medicaid Waiver Test Threatens Arkansas Coverage and Hospital Funding
CMS is refusing to renew Arkansas's 13-year Medicaid waiver under new budget-neutrality rules, a shift that may reshape ...
AHA Leaders Put Three Major Health Systems Behind HHS Hospital Food Pledge
HHS says Corewell Health, Houston Methodist and Sanford Health have joined its voluntary Make Hospital Food Healthier Pl...
HHS Ends Federal Medicaid and CHIP Funding for Transgender Care for Minors
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has finalized a rule ending federal Medicaid and CHIP funding for puber...
Trump Administration Medicaid Rules Will Deepen Coverage Losses, Think Tank Warns
New CMS policies on work requirements, payment caps, and provider taxes go far beyond last year’s reconciliation law, ri...