Policy and Legislation
Nationwide, about one percent of Medicare beneficiaries enrolled in 2016 received advance-care planning talks, according to health policy analysts.
Rising costs for 313 brand-name drugs lifted Medicaid's spending by as much as $3.2 billion in 2016.
Insurers assuming CSRs will end have factored in rate increases of an additional 2 to 23 percent, says a Kaiser Family Foundation report.
A new Kaiser Family Foundation survey finds almost 6 in 10 people think the Republicans should work with Democrats to improve the health law.
The Texas physician is the president's choice for assistant secretary of health but Senate Democrats say Giroir's testimony left them skeptical that he would support women's health programs.
Following major price increases, use of the two cardiac medicines has dramatically decreased at 47 hospitals, according to new research.
The lawsuit alleges the state illegally reversed doctor and court decisions for patients with complex medical issues to remain in fee-for-service Medi-Cal.
Two surveys of large employers show companies continue to try to control costs while backing away from shrinking or dropping health benefits.
Some states had already begun negotiations with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on securing Medicaid waivers, Fitch said.
Medicare is punishing 2,573 hospitals starting in October by as much as 3 percent a year according to federal records released Wednesday.