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Policy and Legislation

By Kaiser Health News | 10:49 am | April 24, 2017
Country has grown increasingly dependent on the health sector to power the economy as Obamacare helped boost job growth, experts say.
By Kaiser Health News | 10:39 am | April 24, 2017
Patent laws, government incentives, meant to encourage development of less-profitable drugs, enable some companies to get a leg up, set high prices.
By Kaiser Health News | 10:11 am | April 24, 2017
Congressional records show those eight, including Celgene and Mylan, kicked in an extra $4.42 million versus that quarter last year.
By Susan Morse | 06:02 pm | April 23, 2017
Republicans to concentrate on passing a spending bill prior to government shutdown Friday.
By Jeff Lagasse | 03:21 pm | April 21, 2017
Only 36 percent of voters said the GOP should revive its attempt to repeal and replace the ACA, poll shows.
By Mike Miliard | 02:18 pm | April 21, 2017
Center for Children's Digestive Health shared protected health info with FileFax, but didn't have a BAA in place.
By Susan Morse | 01:52 pm | April 21, 2017
Focus is on aging demographic, managing chronic conditions through integration with home, behavioral health, insurer says.
By Susan Morse | 11:14 am | April 21, 2017
Without the subsidized funds that insurers use to reduce costs for beneficiaries, ACA premiums will rise, groups say.
By Kaiser Health News | 10:35 am | April 21, 2017
Employers in New York, Michigan and Illinois accounted for the most H-1B visa applications for foreign physicians, nearly a third of the total.
By Kaiser Health News | 10:08 am | April 21, 2017
The compromise could be letting states decide whether to seek a federal waiver to change the essential health benefits.