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Policy and Legislation

By Susan Morse | 01:05 pm | September 07, 2017
A last-ditch Republican repeal-and-replace bill would give states block grants to design individual coverage options.
By Tom Sullivan | 11:40 am | September 06, 2017
The American Medical Association and a raft of IT executives called on Congress to protect the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals because not doing so would harm the workforce.
By Jay Hancock, Kaiser Health News | 10:48 am | September 06, 2017
Bigger and fewer doctor practices drive up prices for patients, employers and taxpayers, several studies confirm.
By Julie Appleby, Kaiser Health News | 10:23 am | September 06, 2017
As insurers threaten to exit markets and voters at town halls complain about prices, commissioners are central in the unfolding drama of coverage.
By Rachel Bluth, Kaiser Health News | 08:54 am | September 01, 2017
The Australian biotech firm's largest share holder is Rep. Chris Collins; HHS Secretary Tom Price sold his shares earlier this year.
By Susan Morse | 12:26 pm | August 31, 2017
The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved acute lymphoblastic leukemia treatment Kymriah, that comes with a $475,000 price tag.
By Susan Morse | 10:53 am | August 31, 2017
AHA is concerned with the underlying data used to determine the DSH payments.
By Julie Rovner, Kaiser Health News | 11:21 am | August 30, 2017
The ideas that have been floating around Washington right now include Medicare at 55, 'buying' into Medicaid and changing HSA rules.
By Susan Morse | 04:27 pm | August 29, 2017
High performing ACOs maintained a high use of primary care services and reduced spending by an average of $673 per beneficiary.
By Beth Jones Sanborn | 11:48 am | August 28, 2017
CMS has waived document requirements to ensure medical facilities can deliver care to displaced individuals.