New data shows healthcare hiring cooling in the second quarter, with sharp drops in nursing and technician roles opposing modest gains in physician and pharmacy jobs.

The proposed rule for the 2026 Physician Fee Schedule seeks suggestions to replace the AMA committee that assesses the resources necessary for physicians to provide high-quality services.

The president, who has framed mental health as a national crisis, paused rules to hold insurers accountable for unlawfully denying coverage. And Congress cut funding to the agency that enforces insurers' equal treatment of mental and physical health.

Hospitals posted stronger margins in June, but rising bad debt and non-labor expenses continue to challenge bottom lines.

After years of saying it’s not as good as in-person care, CMS is now proposing to allow the Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program to include all-virtual courses through 2029.