Medicaid helps pay for the services seniors can no longer do for themselves. Proposed cuts target federal spending for the program, worrying providers of caregiving services.

A new $7.4 billion opioid settlement for Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family has been approved by all U.S. states and territories

Beyond Dementia Coalition helps caregivers navigate the unique challenges of dementia and prepare communities for a growing public health crisis.

Current and former employees of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are angered by a recent decision by Health and Human Services secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to upend an advisory committee that makes vaccine recommendations. 

Recent changes to federal COVID vaccine recommendations mean fewer people, including children, pregnant women and people under 65 are likely to be vaccinated. Some worry this could lead to more people with long-term complications.

The center is a collaboration between the state, Macon’s River Edge Behavioral Health and Mercer University. 

Commerce Department employees who were fired, reinstated, and fired again learned belatedly that their health insurance has been cut off. Some had already racked up thousands in medical bills.

France to ban smoking at beaches, parks and outside schools from July 1st to protect children.

Over a dozen workers at the Fulton County Board of Health have been terminated, raising concerns about the future of other divisions, as local public health offices feel the squeeze of federal budget cuts.   

A diagnostic tool is helping doctors identify a common mental health condition affecting at least 1 in 7 kids.

The executive order from the White House promises that it will make prescription drugs in the U.S. more affordable.

The ethical and legal concerns raised over the treatment of Atlanta’s Adriana Smith are representative of experiences in a post-Roe America, some say. 

After expanding state Medicaid programs to cover people in the country without legal status, Democrats are considering changes that would reduce immigrant access.

The federal government is seeking public comment as it considers extending Georgia’s Pathways to Coverage program through 2030. Started by Gov. Brian Kemp in 2023, it offers Medicaid coverage to low-income adults but includes a work requirement.

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is standing firm on the sweeping cuts to the Department of Health and Human Services, cuts he says were suggested by Elon Musk and his DOGE team.