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The Trump administration is ending a temporary Medicare Part D subsidy that offset an average of $16 per person in 2026. Beneficiaries could face higher monthly costs in 2027 as plans finalize offerings.
Access DX Laboratory, former CEO Michael Stewart and Florida businessman Harold Shatz reached settlements with the United States over alleged kickbacks and medically unnecessary genetic testing billed to Medicare and Medicaid.
MaineHealth’s board voted Aug. 6 to close the labor-and-delivery unit at Lincoln Hospital’s Miles Campus in Damariscotta after a review focused on birth volume, staffing and travel times.
A 12-year-old Waco athlete survived septic shock after flea-borne typhus led to six days of treatment at McLane Children’s Hospital.
The World Health Organization is assessing whether the licensed Ebola vaccine Ervebo could offer cross-protection during a 2026 Bundibugyo virus outbreak affecting the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda.
Aurora and EMS Unlimited agreed to a three-year emergency medical services contract running from Aug. 18, 2026, through Aug. 17, 2029.
CMS will end a temporary Medicare Part D program after 2026. MedPAC estimated it reduced the average standalone drug-plan premium by $16 in 2026, potentially increasing costs for some enrollees in 2027.
The WHO says a rare Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda requires clinical trials, stronger surveillance and more funding.
A new FAO-WFP early-warning report identifies Sudan, South Sudan, Yemen and Palestine as the most severe hunger hotspots and places Nigeria in the highest-concern group.
A new CMS demonstration began July 1, 2026, offering eligible Medicare Part D beneficiaries certain GLP-1 medications for $50 per monthly supply through the end of 2027.
The CPSC recalled about 121,340 Orb Funkee squeeze toys sold nationwide after sand inside the toys was found to possibly contain fibrous tremolite asbestos.
CMS proposed long-term rules for negotiating and renegotiating prices for high-cost, single-source Medicare drugs beginning in 2029. Comments are due Aug. 17, 2026.
The World Health Organization says 13 cases of Andes hantavirus, including three deaths, have been linked to travel aboard the cruise ship M/V Hondius as international authorities coordinate tracing and infection-control work.
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Ebola is spreading faster than response efforts in eastern Congo, where 3,874 confirmed cases and 1,751 deaths had been recorded by Aug. 3, 2026.
The World Food Programme says funding shortages will force a suspension of famine-prevention food distributions in Afghanistan’s worst-hit areas from August through October, during the country’s annual peak season for malnutrition.
Federal health officials continue enhanced traveler assessments, post-arrival monitoring and targeted entry restrictions as an Ebola outbreak caused by Bundibugyo virus continues in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda.
The University of Vermont Health Network says it will eliminate about 76 positions and require 66 employees to reapply for restructured jobs as it seeks to reduce expenses.
The South Dakota Department of Health is launching a statewide effort for rural and frontier communities, with work focused on care access, staffing, technology and data-sharing through fiscal year 2030.
New York Attorney General Letitia James joined 24 states and Washington, D.C., in challenging federal Medicaid work requirements scheduled to begin Jan. 1, 2027.
A WHO guideline-development group will review evidence on calcium supplementation before and during pregnancy at an August 11–12, 2026 meeting. No revised recommendation has been issued.
The FDA opened an outbreak investigation after Midwest Poultry Services recalled white-shell and brown cage-free eggs with sell-by or best-by dates from July 20 through Aug. 17, 2026.
An interim final rule from CMS will require certain adult Medicaid applicants and enrollees to document 80 hours of work, education, training or community service each month.
