New California rule aims to limit health care cost increases to 3% annually

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Doctors, hospitals and health insurance companies in California will be limited to annual price increases of 3% starting in 2029 under a new rule state regulators approved ... Read More

Democrats could go even further than before if they sweep the White House, Senate, and House again

Without Manchin and Sinema, Democrats would be free to pursue a far more progressive agenda if they win in 2025. Read More

Pritzker’s health insurance reforms clear House, move to Senate

Gov. J.B. Pritzker celebrated a partial legislative victory Thursday night when the House passed his initiative to end some practices health insurance companies use to control the ... Read More

Wisconsin GOP Senate candidate says Republicans 'making a mistake' by not discussing health care

Wisconsin Republican Senate candidate Eric Hovde said Republicans are "making a mistake" by not discussing the issue of healthcare in the United States. Read More

Biden says the US is rushing weaponry to Ukraine as he signs a $95 billion war aid measure into law

President Joe Biden says he's immediately rushing badly needed weaponry to Ukraine now that he's signed into law a $95 billion war aid measure that also includes assistance for Israel, Taiwan and othe ... Read More

The horrors of TMJ: Chronic pain, metal jaws and futile treatments

“I feel like Mr. Potato Head,” said Jenny Feldman, 50, of New York City, whose medical records show she’s had at least 24 TMJ-related ... according to an investigation by KFF Health News and CBS News. Read More

Reagan-era emergency health care law is the next abortion flashpoint at the Supreme Court

Two years after ending the national right to abortion by overturning Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court will scrutinize one of the marquee efforts by the Biden administration to preserve abortion access ... Read More

Your guide to local sports events, plus what's on TV

Legion: Billings Royals vs. Casper (Wyo.), 1 and 3:30 p.m., in Sheridan, Wyo. FS1 — NHRA: Qualifying, zMAX Dragway, Concord, N.C. (Taped) NBC — NTT IndyCar Series: The Children’s Of Alabama Indy Grand ... Read More

Bloomberg News: Take the CBO's projections seriously but not literally

The latest projections from the Congressional Budget Office repeat a warning made many times before: The trajectory of U.S. government borrowing is unsustainable. Washington, fixated on this year’s ... Read More

Britain's King Charles III will resume public duties next week after cancer treatment, palace says

The palace didn't provide an update on the king's health or his treatment, though it says that the "medical team are very encouraged by the progress made so far and remain positive about the King's ... Read More

Biden and Netanyahu speak as pressure's on Israel over planned Rafah invasion and cease-fire talks

The White House says U.S. President Joe Biden spoke again with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday, as pressure builds on Israel and Hamas to reach a deal that would free some Israeli ... Read More

U.S. and Mexico drop bid for 2027 Women's World Cup

The U.S. Soccer Federation and its Mexican counterpart dropped their joint bid to host the 2027 Women's World Cup and said they instead will focus on trying to host the 2031 tournament. Read More