Population Health
As Republicans eye healthcare reform, Congress must soon decide whether to extend CHIP when its funding ends in September.
Hispanics' share of the population is expected to widen from nearly a fifth now to a quarter by 2045.
Disease's impact on the American healthcare system was attributed to steady stream of travelers returning home with the mosquito-borne disease.
The next big healthcare technology innovation will increase transparency and save money.
The compromise could be letting states decide whether to seek a federal waiver to change the essential health benefits.
Largest increases were for medications to manage chronic conditions such as diabetes, and for birth control.
Under federal law, state Medicaid programs must cover "early and periodic screening, diagnostic, and treatment services" for children under age 21.
Research measured antibiotic use hospital-wide and by unit before, during and after the implementation of program.
About 9.5 percent of psychologically distressed Americans in 2014 still didn't have insurance that covered psychiatrists, counselors, study shows.
Medicaid expansion a success, health insurance exchanges have struggled to provide affordable plans with adequate networks.