WASHINGTON, Dec. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: * * * CMS Announces $50 Billion in Awards to Strengthen Rural Health in All 50 States * WASHINGTON December 29, 2025 The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today announced that all 50 states will receive awards under the Rural Health Transformation Program, a $50 billion initiative established under President Trump's Working Families Tax Cuts legislation (Public Law 119-21)   more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Dec. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following news release: * * * CMS Announces $50 Billion in Awards to Strengthen Rural Health in All 50 States * The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today announced that all 50 states will receive awards under the Rural Health Transformation Program, a $50 billion initiative established under President Trump's Working Families Tax Cuts legislat  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 30 (TNSLrpt) -- Do Market Options Provide Time to Care? Evaluating Private Insurance-Based Approaches to State Paid Family Leave Access - A report from the National Partnership for Women and Families - December 2025 (29 pages) - Authored by Jessica Mason, Vicki Shabo and Maddie Shirley * * * The National Partnership for Women and Families issued a report assessing whether voluntary market-based approaches--insurance products, employer incentives, and private initiatives--deliv  more