[ad_1] More than 8,000 nurses and healthcare workers at 15 Sutter Health sites in California are on a one-day strike Monday over concerns about staffing levels and health […]
Florida judge voids U.S. mask mandate for planes, other travel
[ad_1] A federal judge in Florida has voided the national mask mandate covering airplanes and other public transportation as exceeding the authority of U.S. health officials. The decision […]
Supreme Court tosses Medicaid work requirement cases
[ad_1] The Supreme Court on Monday tossed out cases challenging Medicaid work requirements in Arkansas and New Hampshire. The justices said lower courts should vacate their prior rulings […]
Abortion training under threat for med students, residents
[ad_1] Browse any medical dictionary, and before hitting appendectomy and anesthesia, you’ll find abortion. The first two procedures are part of standard physician education. But for many U.S. […]
Battle lines are drawn over California deal with Kaiser Permanente
[ad_1] California counties, health insurance plans, community clinics, and a major national healthcare labor union are lining up against a controversial deal to grant HMO giant Kaiser Permanente […]
California COVID cases up, but no plans to add restrictions
[ad_1] California has no plans to impose new statewide pandemic restrictions despite a rise in coronavirus cases primarily due to the new highly transmissible omicron variant BA.2, the […]
States scale back food stamp benefits even as prices soar
[ad_1] Month by month, more of the roughly 40 million Americans who get help buying groceries through the federal food stamp program are seeing their benefits plunge even […]
Modern Healthcare’s rebranded Excellence in Governance awards program
[ad_1] Healthcare has three pillars: It needs to be accessible. It needs to be affordable. And it needs to be high-quality. Ultimately, the responsibility for all three of […]
Former CMS administrator resigns from Centene board over governance, leadership dispute
[ad_1] Leslie Norwalk resigned this week from Centene Corp.’s board of directors over a disagreement about the governance process and committee leadership. Her resignation letter was made public […]
It’s not over: COVID-19 cases are on the rise again in U.S.
[ad_1] Yet again, the U.S. is trudging into what could be another COVID-19 surge, with cases rising nationally and in most states after a two-month decline. One big […]