A bill to lower drug costs for participants in Programs for All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) could be the shot in the arm the program needs to expand...

The Senate passed a bill on Wednesday night that will expand research into the potential medical benefits of marijuana and CBD...

U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Mark Warner (D-Va.) recently introduced legislation aimed at improving access to advance care planning services among patients with serious illness...

Hospital-at-home care is an increasingly common option, and it is often a safer one for older adults. But the future of the approach depends on federal action...

Trying to bypass the General Assembly, which long has resisted calls to legalize medical marijuana in Kentucky, Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear on Tuesday issued executive orders to make the drug accessible to Kentuckians on a limited basis...

Pharmacists are yearning to expand on their success helping skilled nursing facilities during the pandemic, a top executive said Monday...

Attorneys General from 22 states have petitioned the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to eliminate the COVID-19 vaccine requirement for health care workers...

Two-year-old Zion Gastelum died just days after dentists performed root canals and put crowns on six baby teeth at a clinic affiliated with a private equity firm...

Clinicians now have updated and expanded guidance for providing pain care using opioid drugs. The new recommendations address care for older adults and those with dementia, among other special populations.