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Kansas City, MO, July 10, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Collaborative to Advance Health Services, housed within the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Nursing and Health Studies, with an approximately $43 million portfolio…

Hundreds of 1199SEIU health care workers staged a rally and sit to block 3rd avenue where some were arrested. They protested against health care cuts in Governor Kathy Hochuls budget on Medicare.Lev Radin | Lightrocket | Getty…

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland speaking on June 22, 2023 in Washington, DC.Chip Somodevilla | Getty ImagesThe Justice Department on Wednesday charged 78 people with $2.5 billion in health-care fraud.The DOJ, in a press release, said…

(L-R) Kevin Chambers, Director for COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement, Department of Justice; Hannibal "Mike" Ware, Inspector General, Small Business Administration; Michael Horowitz, Chair, Pandemic Response Accountability Committee; and Roy D.…

People make their way near a Walgreens pharmacy on March 09, 2023 in New York City. Leonardo Munoz | Corbis News | Getty ImagesWalgreens on Tuesday slashed its full-year earnings guidance as it fell short of Wall Street expectations for its…

Chief Executive Officers of pharmaceutical companies testify before the Senate Finance Committee on "Drug Pricing in America: A Prescription for Change, Part II" February 26, 2019 in Washington, DC. From left to right are Richard A.…

Dr. Mandy Cohen speaks at a news conference at the Emergency Operations Center in Raleigh, North Carolina, Nov. 10, 2021.Bryan Anderson | APPresident Joe Biden on Friday said he will appoint Dr. Mandy Cohen to lead the Centers for Disease…

By BRUCE SCHREINER - Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — In its life-and-death battle against the drug epidemic, Kentucky has made gains in “breaking down the stigma” to reach out for…

In this photo illustration, packages of Mifepristone tablets are displayed at a family planning clinic on April 13, 2023 in Rockville, Maryland. Anna Moneymaker | Getty ImagesHouse Democrats on Thursday called on Walmart, Costco, Kroger,…

A medical worker collects a swab sample from a woman at a COVID-19 testing site in New York, the United States, March 29, 2022.Wang Ying | Xinhua News Agency | Getty ImagesAt least 1 million people have been kicked off Medicaid since…