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Healthcare affordability, the future of Medicare on top of mind as voters weigh healthcare issues ahead of the November election.
Mylan said Monday it will offer a generic version of the life-saving allergy treatment following weeks of criticism over price hike.
Moses Taylor Hospital CEO Justin Davis assumes leadership of second hospital as expansions across the system continue.
Health insurance company said an unauthorized party gained access to its sales contact sheets and exposed, medical data, Social Security numbers.
Atlanta-based Emory Healthcare and Stratus Healthcare, an affiliation of 21 Georgia hospitals, have struck a new partnership to develop a clinically integrated network and strengthen access to specialty care.
Mylan CEO Heather Bresch calls new option "an extraordinary commercial response" following rising backlash from public, lawmakers on price hike.
"Adverse drug events" drive up health care costs annually by about $3.5 billion, add about three days to the average stay, DHHS says.
Patient advocates have argued that follow-up colonoscopies should be provided without cost sharing by patients; awareness can help patients prepare for facility fees.
Legislation also would require the nation's first minimum nurse-to patient staffing ratios in observation care units.
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.