Population Health
Six new standardized plan designs will eliminate many of the moving parts that have bedeviled consumers trying to make apples-to-apples comparisons between plans.
Separate study says 45 percent may be a low estimate and number could be closer to 65 percent.
Team found two groups that can stop the virus from replicating and protect fetal brain cells.
The money will help states improve data collection and analysis to better understand how to prevent opioid abuse, curb deaths and treat addiction.
Programs substantially cut the risk of dying from another cardiac problem, improve quality of life and lower costs; less than one-third of patients whose conditions qualify for the rehab actually participate.
Mylan CEO Heather Bresch calls new option "an extraordinary commercial response" following rising backlash from public, lawmakers on price hike.
A pair of state-specific studies suggest that, after the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, emergency rooms saw more patients, while staffing fewer on-call specialists.
Middle-class people in Medicaid expansion states fared better with insurance premium costs than those in non-expansion states. That's the word from a new study by the Department of Health and Human Services.
The Prescription Drug Monitoring Program aims to combat drug abuse in the state.
Report describes steps states can take to address a number of drug-coverage issues in the commercial insurance market.