Most Americans say they at least sometimes still follow those safeguards. But they're increasingly returning to pre-pandemic norms as coronavirus infections have fallen to their lowest level since July.
Behavioral health and public health top President Joe Biden's health agenda but HHS is eying other new policies including a higher penalties for HIPAA violations.
Advocates said they would use the settlement to press the eight other states and Washington, D.C., with medically assisted suicide laws to drop their residency requirements as well.
The Food and Drug Administration's decision opens a fourth dose of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines to those people at least four months after their previous booster.
Cleveland Clinic expands its global footprint with the system's first hospital in Europe. The 184-bed hospital will offer a full range of medical subspecialties, with a focus on heart and vascular, digestive disease, neurosciences and orthopedics.
UnitedHealth Group's Optum plans to purchase in-home healthcare provider LHC for an estimated $5.4 billion.
U.S. healthcare prices are expected to rise by 3.6% in 2022, up from 2.7% in 2021.
While hospital expenses decreased from January to February, revenue also dropped month-over-month, and health systems stayed in the red for the second consecutive month in 2022.
California's 7 million students and school employees are getting free at-home COVID-19 tests to help prevent outbreaks at their school when they return from spring break.
