Republican States Expand Medicaid Reporting to Target Immigrants for Deportation
Republican-led states are using public health agencies to flag Medicaid recipients to immigration authorities, with North Carolina joining Indiana, Lo...
Republican-led states are using public health agencies to flag Medicaid recipients to immigration authorities, with North Carolina joining Indiana, Lo...
Dr. Mehmet Oz, Administrator of CMS, announced a new coalition of 29 healthcare leaders at the Axios Future of Health Summit to simplify prior authori...
The Trump administration announced it will withhold $1.3 billion in Medicaid reimbursements from California, accusing the state of failing to address...
Axios Live will host the second annual Future of Health Summit on May 13, 2026, at 2:10 PM ET. The event will explore how the evolving healthcare land...
The U.S. Supreme Court has temporarily blocked Louisiana’s attempt to restrict nationwide access to abortion pills via telehealth and mail order. The...
During a May 2026 press event, Donald Trump asserted that a new drug could revive patients declared dead, citing a case where a person given last rite...
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has halted new enrollments for hospice and home health agencies for six months to combat fraudulent bus...
Senator Bill Cassidy, once a respected health policy leader, risks his Senate career in Louisiana’s May 16 primary. With Trump-backed challengers gain...
FDA Commissioner Marty Makary announced his resignation on Tuesday, days after reports revealed the White House had approved plans to remove him. Form...
The Trump administration introduced a new fertility benefit option for employers to cover IVF and related treatments. While some hosts of 'The View' p...
Republican-led cuts to the Affordable Care Act and Medicaid are reducing coverage by over 1.2 million, sparking election-year attacks on GOP lawmakers...
Rei Scott, a transgender and nonbinary social work student, survived years of poverty, living in cars and crumbling homes, which led to suicidal thoug...
Patient advocacy groups are urgently seeking exemptions from Medicaid's new work requirements as federal officials face a June 1 deadline to issue imp...
Medicare’s spending projections for new Alzheimer’s drugs Leqembi and Kisunla have been slashed due to minimal uptake, with no significant spending ex...
On Mother’s Day, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) introduced Moms.gov, a new federal website directing mothers to pro-life pregn...
President Trump has approved plans to dismiss FDA Commissioner Marty Makary, though insiders note the decision is not yet final. Reports from multiple...
Nobel Prize-winning economist Alvin Roth argues in a Washington Post op-ed that legalizing kidney sales could save thousands of lives annually. With o...
The Trump administration is pushing hospitals to align food offerings with new dietary guidelines by 2030, threatening Medicaid and Medicare funding....
Six high-ranking former FDA officials share their personal reasons for leaving the agency during the second Trump administration. Their insights revea...
The new Medicare RAPID pathway promises faster coverage for medical devices in adults, but pediatric and orphan devices remain overlooked. While the p...
The FDA is reconsidering its decision to reject a treatment for a rare cancer after an unexpected rejection. Meanwhile, experts question the Trump adm...
Hospital shootings in the U.S. have increased steadily since 2000, according to new research. The study highlights a growing safety concern for patien...
President Donald Trump's second term has seen multiple initiatives to reduce prescription drug costs, but results are mixed. While some prices dropped...
Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) is launching a seven-figure ad campaign targeting the 340B Drug Pricing Program. Meanwhil...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced a new initiative aimed at addressing the growing concerns of overmedication in he...
In April 2025, reproductive rights activists protested outside the Supreme Court, highlighting the flawed arguments against the abortion pill mifepris...
House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) has accused the American Medical Association of potential fraud, waste, and abuse tied to its medi...
Nationwide access to abortion pills is once again uncertain after a federal appeals court ruling dialed back access to mifepristone. Pharmacies, teleh...
Martin Luther King Jr. Community Hospital in Los Angeles faces severe financial strain, with 75% of revenue from Medi-Cal and rising uninsured patient...
A recent court ruling reinstated in-person dispensing requirements for mifepristone, challenging the FDA's regulatory authority. The Supreme Court tem...