public health emergency

The federal program offers disaster flexibilities that can make it easier for people to sign up for coverage and get treatments faster. A coalition of health and labor groups want the state to take full advantage.

U.S. District Judge Marcia Morales Howard planned to hold a trial this month, but it was postponed because of a death in her family.

A lawsuit over people being dropped from Medicaid after the public health emergency will begin May 3, according to an order by Jacksonville-based U.S. District Judge Marcia Morales Howard.

The plaintiffs are seeking an injunction that would require reinstating coverage to people and ending additional terminations until adequate information is provided.

The waivers aim to reduce the risk of eligible families losing Medicaid coverage due to procedural errors.

NPR talked to hundreds of people over the course of the pandemic. As the emergency declaration ends on May 11, we asked some of them for their reflections on the past three tumultuous years.

The formal end of the national public health emergency is largely a symbolic of the country’s formal emergence from the COVID-19 pandemic. But behind the scenes, several core aspects of America’s safety net also coming to a close,

Three years ago, the emergency declaration enabled certain tools for fighting the pandemic and protecting Americans. Now that it's expiring, here's what is changing — and what's not.

The action by the World Health Organization doesn’t mean much for the average person. Health officials say the virus isn’t going anywhere and advise people to get vaccinated.

The pandemic gave federal officials expanded power to access crucial data about the spread of COVID-19, but that authority will change when the public health emergency sunsets in May.