Kaiser Health News

More than 2 million people with coverage on the health insurance exchanges may be missing out on subsidies that could lower their deductibles, copayments and maximum out-of-pocket spending limits, according to a new analysis by Avalere Health.

As hospitals chase better patient ratings and health outcomes, an increasing number are rethinking how they function at night -- in some cases reducing nighttime check-ins or trying to better coordinate medicines -- so that more patients can sleep relatively uninterrupted.

Large majorities said they would favor allowing Medicare to negotiate with companies on prices and allowing people to buy medicines imported from Canada.

Under the rules, if patients don't know in advance that a doctor is out of network or if they have no choice, they won't be responsible for the bill. Instead, it's up to the insurer and provider to reach a payment deal through an independent resolution process.

For the fourth year in a row, spending on diabetes drugs in 2014 was higher on a per member per year basis than it was for any other class of traditional drug.

Many doctors who initiate the discussions often do so on their own dime.

The Pioneer Institute, a Boston-based public policy research group, called the offices of 96 dentists, ophthalmologists, dermatologists and gastroenterologists across the state last month, asking for the price of five basic services.

Employers say the administration is unfairly changing the rules that determine how those limits are applied, and they're worried it will cost them more.

It's actually a much easier promise to make than to fulfill, but that's not slowing down the Republican candidates for president.

Clinics partner with a local hospital, a federally qualified health center and other community-based health organizations to reach a down-on-their-luck population sometimes struggling for basic survival.