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Amid a year of drug shortages, federal leaders this week announced they would use the Defense Production Act to improve the domestic supply of essential medicines.

U.S. hospitals are “caught in a vise of declining cash reserves and rising reimbursement delays and denials” that continue to place them in an uncertain financial position.

An overwhelming majority of medical group practices reported that their regulatory burden had increased during 2023, according to a new report from the Medical Group Management Association.

State lawmakers this week unanimously passed a bill that supports critical care for low birth-weight babies and other medically compromised infants.

Exemption rates for kindergarten immunizations reached an all-time high this year, according to a new report from the CDC.

This week, the Biden administration launched its new “Birthing-Friendly” hospital designation to recognize high-quality maternity care.

The U.S. Senate Finance Committee unanimously advanced a health care bill that would delay $8 billion in funding cuts for Pennsylvania’s safety-net and rural hospitals for two years.

National Family Caregivers Month (NFCM) is a time to recognize and honor family caregivers around the country, and is spearheaded by the Caregiver Action Network, a nonprofit organization that provides free education, peer support, and resources to family caregivers.

The national infant mortality rate rose 3 percent from 2021 to 2022, representing the first year-to-year increase since 2002, according to a new CDC report.

CMS today hosted the first of its virtual listening sessions for the drugs selected to participate in Medicare’s new drug price negotiation program.