More orthopedic physicians sell out to private equity firms, raising alarms
Critics warn this trend could result in higher prices for patients and insurers, more unnecessary surgery and less access to care.
Critics warn this trend could result in higher prices for patients and insurers, more unnecessary surgery and less access to care.
The change would be in response to a federal judge’s Sept. 7 ruling in a Texas lawsuit filed by conservative groups.
A political battle in Massachusetts looks at the role hospital expansions play in driving up health care costs.
Only 3,600 of an estimated 16 million Medicare beneficiaries eligible for a two-year diabetes prevention program have actually signed up since Medicare started covering the program in 2018.
A federal appellate court ruled that the firing of a hospital employee violated the law, which could lead to a revision of policies barring workers from speaking publicly.
The measures would impose taxes on increases in the price of drugs that don’t reflect improved clinical value and set the rates paid by state-run and commercial health plans to a benchmark based on prices in Canada.
Many Americans face high out-of-pocket costs for life-saving drugs but those on Medicare are often worse off: There's no cap on coinsurance costs once they hit $6,550 in drug spending.
Health insurance companies will have to give their customers estimated out-of-pocket costs for prescription drugs and disclose to the public the negotiated prices they pay for drugs.
If they’ve been listening to President Donald Trump, seniors may be expecting a $200 debit card in the mail any day now to help them pay for prescription drugs.
It's unclear whether Virginia Mason Health System would have to abide by Catholic doctrine in merging with CHI Franciscan, a Roman Catholic health system.