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As Modern Healthcare reports, CMS has relaxed supervision requirements for physical and occupational therapist assistants from “direct” to “general.” The change could help health systems manage ...

Meanwhile, Illinois will receive a large opioid settlement; North Carolina makes progress in overdose rates; health advocates seek to extend insurance subsidies for young adults in Maryland; and more.

While the question of how much influence Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will have on health policy in a new Trump administration is closely watched, news outlets explore the flashpoints on which Kennedy has ...

An antitrust lawsuit from the Department of Justice and some Democratic state attorneys general contends UnitedHealth's $3.3 billion purchase of the home care company would limit competition and harm ...

Hegseth, an Army National Guard veteran, is co-host of Fox News Channel’s “Fox & Friends Weekend." He once led a group that sought to privatize health care provided by the VA, The Wall Street Journal ...

Gonorrhea cases fell in nearly all age groups last year, CDC data show, and a new doxyPEP protocol is being hailed amid a drop in syphilis infections. Also: A Canadian teen hospitalized with bird flu ...