Oklahoma and South Carolina are among nine states that use some form of provider-based reference pricing to contain spending growth in their state employee health plans. Officials in those states note their plans’ strong market position and relative ease of administration as factors behind the success of these programs.

The South Carolina Manufacturers Alliance announced its 2025 vision for manufacturing in the state aimed to drive innovation, boost job growth and make the state more competitive for economic development.

The state Supreme Court's ruling against the Education Trust Fund shut the door on families who used it to give their children unique education access

WASHINGTON (AP) — Popular weight loss and diabetes drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy have been added to Medicare’s list of medications that will be negotiated directly between the government and drug manufacturers, the Biden administration said Friday.

Senators grill Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on vaccines, abortion and Medicaid in his confirmation hearing to lead the Department of Health and Human Services in the Trump administration.

State Medicaid programs across the country reported Tuesday they had lost access to federal payment portals one day after President Trump announced a freeze on federal grants and aid. By the late

Explore Scott Bessent's confirmation as U.S. Treasury Secretary and his plans for tax cuts, economic growth, and fiscal policy.

A federal judge has temporarily blocked a Trump administration freeze on federal grants and loans that could total trillions of dollars and cause disruptions in health care research, education programs and other initiatives.

Senator Tim Kaine, Democrat of Virginia, quickly condemned the Trump administration’s offer to roughly 2 million federal employees to resign in exchange for pay, saying in a Senate floor speech that the deal was a trick, that the president didn’t have the authority to make the offer and employees who resign may not be paid.

Dr. David Weisher, a neurologist at Schneider Regional Medical Center who held an election-night party at his home with members of the House of Representatives, the Florida attorney general, and other Trump advocates, said Congressional Delegate Stacey Plaskett should stop criticizing Trump and start making friends in the administration.

More than 65 million Americans rely on the program for their health insurance, with a significant proportion of those being seniors facing retirement.