The AHA released the 2026 edition of its annual Costs of Caring report. It shows hospitals and health systems continue to face increases in the costs of people, supplies, medicines and infrastructure ...

Medicare allegedly paid 15M for ED services billed at nonemergency sites, prompting OIG findings and CMS response on improper payments.

No new federal stimulus payments have been approved for 2026, despite proposals like a $2,000 “tariff dividend.” Proposed payments tied to tariff revenues or government spending cuts are unlikely.

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Since the U.S. Supreme Court struck down many of President Donald Trump’s import tariffs in a Feb. 20 ruling, talk of refunds has echoed across the country. Those tariffs equated to a tax increase of ...

Dear Deputy Assistant Secretary Posnack, On behalf of our nearly 5,000 member hospitals, health systems and other health care organizations, our clinician partners — including more than 270,000 ...

No new federal stimulus checks have been authorized by Congress or the IRS for 2026. The $1,776 "Warrior Dividend" is a one-time, tax-free payment specifically for active-duty troops and reservists.

CHECK OUT THE NUMBERS: Hiring has slowed significantly. In fact, we had less job growth all of last year than we had in an average month during the Biden administration. Inflation is still too hot.

The last round of federal economic‑impact payments went out in 2021, and any new checks would require Congress to pass fresh legislation. In 2024, the IRS sent automatic payments to eligible taxpayers ...

On Friday, the Supreme Court ruled President Trump's tariffs were unconstitutional. Funds for stimulus checks were to come from the tariffs, which now seems even less likely. The White House is ...

After nearly three weeks without employer-funded health insurance, dozens of nurses and union members packed the sidewalk outside The Brooklyn Hospital Center on Thursday, accusing their employer of ...