FDA Authorized Florida's Drug Importation Plan. Naysayers Are Balking. It's not an efficient solution Feb 24, 2024
Why Are We Letting Insurers Dictate Patient Care? Prior authorization is wreaking havoc on patient health Jan 30, 2024
Community Health Centers: A Safety Net Under Stress One in 11 Americans rely on these centers for routine medical care, social services, fresh food Jan 30, 2024
The Healthcare Landscape Is Changing. Our Regulatory Practices Should Too. Closer collaboration between FDA and CMS is the need of the hour Jan 22, 2024
CMS Issues Final Rule on Prior Authorizations The rule, which doesn't apply to commercial insurers, sets time limits on responses Jan 17, 2024
Trump and GOP Rivals' Positions on Major Healthcare Issues Here's where the top candidates stand on abortion, the ACA, and gender-affirming care Jan 16, 2024
How Should Health Plans Respond to Surging Interest in Weight Loss Drugs? Studies suggest coverage is warranted for certain populations Jan 16, 2024
Would You Switch a Patient's Medication if You Knew the Cost? Optimizing price estimate alert design and logic should be a priority Jan 13, 2024
Are Pediatricians Hesitant About IUDs for Adolescents? An AAP policy had little impact on pediatricians' practices around IUDs, subdermal implants Jan 08, 2024
FDA Approves Florida's Proposal to Import Prescription Drugs From Canada Drugmakers say they're "considering all options" in response Jan 05, 2024
I'm Sorry, Your Patient No Longer Has Medicaid Coverage Too many kids are still suffering the consequences of the Medicaid "unwinding" Dec 29, 2023
Patients Are Lucky Cigna Dropped Its Plans to Buy Humana But Washington should prepare now for the next major merger announcement Dec 27, 2023
Health Spending Rose 4.1% in 2022, Government Report Says But spending on physician and clinical services grew more slowly, at 2.7% Dec 13, 2023
Biden Wants States to Ensure Obamacare Plans Cover Enough Doctors and Hospitals Annual regulatory proposal also seeks to expand access to dental coverage in ACA marketplaces Dec 10, 2023
Days Before Surgery, Clerical Error Cuts Off Patient's Insurance Lost in the mix of Medicaid "unwinding" Nov 26, 2023
States Making Progress Toward Setting Payment Limits for Some Drugs Prescription drug affordability boards are now the law in eight states Nov 21, 2023
Calls to Support Stark Law Reforms Blocked by AMA Delegates "My future is in literal jeopardy," one family physician resident says Nov 16, 2023
To Minimize Patient 'Note Bloat,' Cut to the Chase Repeating data over and over just adds noise that buries the signal Nov 13, 2023
AAP Shares 'Huge Vision' for Medicaid and CHIP Overhaul Recommendation calls for universal eligibility, better health equity and, yes, more funding Oct 21, 2023
Obamacare Makes Surprise Cameo in Second GOP Debate Fentanyl crisis, transgender care, and abortion also got some air time Sep 28, 2023
With Shutdown Likely, Policy Experts Weigh Health Risks Food safety, innovation, and community health centers all could see trickle-down effects Sep 28, 2023
States Face Challenges With Medicaid and CHIP 'Redeterminations' CMS officials flag problem with states' auto-renewal systems Sep 27, 2023
From Physician to Politician Brian H. Williams discusses gun violence, bipartisan politics, and hitting the campaign trail Sep 19, 2023 video
Drug Prices Are Too Damn High It's been a long road to Medicare price negotiation ... and there's still work to be done Sep 01, 2023
Nurse Home-Visit Program Shows No Benefit for Prenatal Care Uptake "We need larger structural changes" to improve outcomes, researcher says Aug 09, 2023
Buprenorphine Cost a Potential Barrier for Opioid-Addicted Youth, Adults Opioid use disorder medication remains underused, and cost appears to contribute, studies show Aug 07, 2023
The Dangerous Reality of Pregnancy in the U.S. All states should offer 12-month postpartum Medicaid coverage Jun 24, 2023
The Supreme Court Delivers an Unexpected Win for Medicaid Recipients An important accountability measure has been upheld Jun 17, 2023
Oh, You Have Medicare? We'll Skip That Test. Patients on public insurance have a right to know if they're being treated differently Jun 08, 2023
How a Medical Recoding May Limit Cancer Patients’ Options for Breast Reconstruction Many believe this would restrict women's options for surgery Jun 04, 2023
Medicaid Expansion Tied to Better Outcomes in Black Patients With GI Cancers Two-year mortality decreased for three types of GI cancer in expansion vs non-expansion states May 25, 2023
How Black Americans Lost 80 Million Years of Life Over the Past Two Decades Groundbreaking study finds 1.63 million excess deaths in U.S. Black population over 22 years May 24, 2023 video
Insurance Loss After Pregnancy Tied to Less Postpartum Prescription Contraception Loss of insurance more frequent in states without Medicaid expansion May 23, 2023
Medicaid Expansion Seen Lifting Colon Cancer Screening for Low-Income People But not a cure-all in states boosting eligibility May 06, 2023
You Choose: Food or Medications? The suffering caused by exorbitant drug prices is all too clear for doctors to see Apr 23, 2023
A Conservative Blueprint for Universal Healthcare Achieving universal coverage is possible using the ACA as a framework Mar 23, 2023
The Cost of Yet Another Pediatric Hospital Closure A national trend toward pediatric service consolidation is restricting access to care Mar 07, 2023
ED Visits for Mental Health Among Medicaid Enrollees Varied Widely by Region Findings suggest opportunities for improvement in mental heath care, researchers say Feb 09, 2023