October 2025 is set to be a sacred and festive month, featuring numerous major Hindu celebrations across the country. This comprehensive list details all the important festivals, including Maha Navami ...

CMS has outlined the activities that will and won’t continue during the federal government shutdown. The federal government shut down at 12:01 a.m. Oct. 1 after lawmakers failed to reach a spending ...

WASHINGTON – The Medicare program will continue during the current government shutdown, but other activities, such as policy and rulemaking, may not continue, according to a contingency plan posted to ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said today surveyors can continue to conduct some nursing home complaint investigations and revisits during the federal government shutdown. “States should ...

CHARLOTTE — Jonathan Thomas was sworn in as the new chief of the Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools Police Department earlier this month, taking on the challenge of ensuring safety across 186 schools.

Chelsea Cirruzzo is a Washington correspondent at STAT, where she covers HHS. You can reach Chelsea on Signal at chelseacirruzzo.42. WASHINGTON — More than 32,000 Department of Health and Human ...

CMS's guidance enhances protections for orphan drugs designated by the FDA, broadening exclusions from negotiation for certain rare disease treatments. The framework now includes Medicare Advantage ...

Congress has decided to boycott the joint parliamentary committee vetting three contentious bills, which mandate automatic dismissal of jailed CMs and ministers. This decision follows similar boycotts ...

WASHINGTON, Sept 29 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services plans to furlough 41% of its workforce if Congress fails to prevent a looming government shutdown, suspending critical ...

Nearly 1 million fewer people could sign up for the privatized Medicare plans next year, according to the CMS, marking the first time in years MA enrollment could decline. The average monthly plan ...

Medicare Advantage premiums will decrease slightly next year, with the average monthly premium across all MA coverage projected to be $14, down from $16.40 in 2025, according to the Centers for ...

Seniors shopping between Medicare Advantage plans will soon have clearer data about payers’ provider networks under a rule the CMS finalized Thursday. Regulators are requiring MA plans to directly ...