Hundreds of thousands have lost Medicaid coverage since pandemic protections expired
As states begin to drop people from their Medicaid programs, early data shows that many recipients are losing their coverage for procedural reasons.
As COVID emergency ends, U.S. response shifts to ‘peacetime’ mode
The COVID public health emergency, declared in 2020, expires on Thursday. Interviews with health officials suggest the nation is not ready for a new pandemic.
In jails and prisons, the White House sees a chance to curtail opioid overdoses
Under new guidance, states can ask the federal government to allow Medicaid to cover addiction treatment for up to 90 days before someone’s release.
Administration will fund program to keep COVID vaccines free for uninsured
The Biden administration plans to spend more than $1 billion to offer free coronavirus shots to uninsured Americans after the vaccines move to the commercial...
A high-tech strategy for keeping drug users safe: Analyzing their fentanyl
Testing drug samples is delivering new insight to researchers and drug users about what is in the local drug supply.
For the uninsured, COVID care has entered a new stage of crisis
The government is running low on funds for free COVID care and vaccines for nearly 30 million uninsured Americans. They may end up in debt,...
U.S. will set aside monkeypox vaccines in new equity program
The Biden administration announced a plan Tuesday to send extra doses of the vaccine to states for use at events or sites that can reach...
Walensky, citing botched pandemic response, calls for CDC reorganization
The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday delivered a said her agency had failed to respond quickly enough to the...