The HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2027 Final Rule was published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on May 20, 2026, and went ...

Oregon’s 2024 HB 4129 created an “Agency with Choice” option for people with behavioral-health needs served by the Oregon Health Authority (OHA). It supports self-direction: the person directs their ...

About 71% of Medicare Advantage members with prescription drug coverage are enrolled in plans that received four- or five-star quality ratings for 2027, up from approximately 67% for 2026.

On October 6, 2026, the federal government published a new rule changing how health insurers and group health plans publicly report pricing information, reducing the reporting frequency from monthly ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) approved a five-year extension of Maine's Medicaid Section 1115 demonstration waiver on September 23, 2026, expanding coverage authority for ...

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel filed a lawsuit against Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan on October 8, 2026, alleging that the insurer engaged in anticompetitive practices that increased ...

The percentage of U.S. high school students reporting poor mental health and suicide risk declined between 2023 and 2025. Students reporting persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness decreased ...

California Governor Gavin Newsom approved Assembly Bill 2304, known as Gabriel’s Law, on September 20, 2026, clarifying that county child welfare social workers are subject to existing penalties for ...

An estimated 1.3 million people with intellectual/developmental disabilities (I/DD) lived with a family caregiver age 60 or older in fiscal year 2023. These people represent 17% of the total ...

A Scalable Model For Improved Consumer Engagement: The El Futuro Case Study is starting in ...

Clinical artificial intelligence (AI) could potentially handle tasks associated with 16% to 22% of U.S. outpatient billing claims, representing approximately 2 billion to 3 billion claims annually, ...

The percentage of adolescents and adults experiencing a major depressive episode (MDE) declined between 2021 and 2025, according to new federal survey findings. In 2025, approximately 3.7 million ...