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Patient advocates have argued that follow-up colonoscopies should be provided without cost sharing by patients; awareness can help patients prepare for facility fees.

A pair of state-specific studies suggest that, after the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, emergency rooms saw more patients, while staffing fewer on-call specialists.

"Check & Inject NY" Pilot Demonstration Program touts Syringe Epinephrine Kit as "successful alternative".

Intermountain Healthcare study conducted at 27 team-based medical practices and 75 traditional practices revealed that delivering integrated mental and physical healthcare in team-based primary care settings yields better results for patients and also reduces the rates healthcare utilization and lowers cost.

With scores of political offices in contention during this year's election, healthcare remains a complex and hotly debated issue -- prompting the Council of Accountable Physician Practices to issue a primer for candidates, detailing what the group has identified as the three most important health policy considerations.

To be successful in the Medicare Shared Savings Program, a provider has to participate in value-based care across the health system. That's according to the CMO of one that earned the third largest total savings in its third year in the program.

Report describes steps states can take to address a number of drug-coverage issues in the commercial insurance market.

Responding to pressure from lawmakers and the public, Mylan Pharmaceutical is expanding existing programs to make its EpiPen emergency allergy treatments more affordable.

Johns Hopkins Medicine has launched the Johns Hopkins Wilmer Zika Center, where medical professionals focus on caring for patients with the Zika virus. The center is touted as the first multidisciplinary Zika center in the world.

Orlando Health and Florida Hospital will waive $5.5 million in costs and continue to help victims with financial assistance for follow-up care.