Policy and Legislation
NJSNA members and 351 nurses from around the country urged elected officials to repeal language blocking the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from conducting gun violence research, and from looking into appropriate funding to examine the causes and effective prevention strategies for gun violence.
Lower-than-expected enrollment in the new insurance exchanges, and significant insurer losses, have resulted in substantial premium increases and insurer withdrawals from state markets.
With more than 350 oncology researchers, data and technology experts, alongside with more 6,000 people at linked events nationwide, it's billed as the the first time a group this big has gathered for such an initiative.
The Supreme Court struck down key aspects of a Texas abortion law Monday, casting doubt on similar laws in nearly two dozen states.
California's insurance commissioner on Thursday recommended that federal officials block Aetna Inc.'s proposed $37 billion acquisition of Humana Inc., saying the deal would suppress market competition and harm consumers.
The Republican's answer to Obamacare includes a proposal to set state caps on Medicaid financing, a plan that could shift costs to states, providers and beneficiaries, according to a Kaiser Family Foundation report released Wednesday.
AMA President Andrew Gurman said the 2011 law "inserts the state into the patient-physician relationship and threatens open communication in the exam room."
Six years after promising a plan to "repeal and replace" the federal health law, House Republicans are finally ready to deliver.
Amid early signs that insurance premiums under Obamacare might rise significantly next year, administration officials Tuesday previewed their plans to increase enrollment in the marketplaces, particularly among young adults who have been slow to sign up.
The United States is on track to spend $2.6 trillion less on healthcare between 2014 and 2019 compared to initial projections made right after the 2010 passage of the Affordable Care Act.