<ѻý>Poorer Americans Bear the Brunt of Life Expectancy Dropѻý> Poverty and stress are a "death sentence" says senator, but experts offer a way out Jul 22, 2021
<ѻý>Noncitizen Kids More Likely to Be Uninsured Than Siblings With Citizenshipѻý> These children were also twice as likely to experience delays in access to medical care Jul 21, 2021
<ѻý>As Overdoses Rise, Opioid Treatment Providers Struggle to Get Paidѻý> Providers of medication assisted treatment say they're bleeding cash, and unable to keep staff Jun 22, 2021
<ѻý>Want Healthcare for All? Ditch Fee-for-Service, Says Former CMS Chiefѻý> "We should move to global budgets as soon as possible," says Donald Berwick Jun 11, 2021
<ѻý>Guns for Vaccinations; IU Health Joins the Mandate Club; NFL Ends 'Race-Norming'ѻý> A daily roundup of news on COVID-19 and the rest of medicine Jun 03, 2021
<ѻý>Op-Ed: A Door Opens to Transform Cancer Careѻý> Incoming CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure brings hope to the cancer community May 25, 2021
<ѻý>Shifting PCI Procedures to Outpatient Centers: Safety First?ѻý> Do benefits in efficiency, cost reduction outweigh risks? Apr 29, 2021
<ѻý>Four Sentenced in Mental Health Center Scamѻý> Heads of a Houston healthcare chain will go to prison for kickbacks, mental healthcare fraud Apr 28, 2021
<ѻý>Op-Ed: Dermatology Needs Lower Costs and Better Careѻý> A proposal for value-based care Apr 21, 2021
<ѻý>Op-Ed: We All Agree Hospital Consolidation Needs More Oversightѻý> HHS Secretary Becerra's confirmation offers a rare opportunity for bipartisan action Apr 04, 2021
<ѻý>Non-Emergency Transport Valuable in Medicaid, but Issues Aboundѻý> Biggest users are patients with end-stage renal disease, report finds Feb 09, 2021
<ѻý>CMS Expands MitraClip Coverage by Medicareѻý> Transcatheter mitral valve repair for secondary mitral regurgitation can now be reimbursed Jan 20, 2021
<ѻý>Copay Assistance Programs Help Patients but Confuse Them Tooѻý> Insurers keep track of their use and in some cases won't apply them to patient deductibles Jan 13, 2021
<ѻý>Colchicine Approval Took a Huge Toll on CMSѻý> As centuries-old drug is explored for COVID-19, study details the price of approval Nov 30, 2020
<ѻý>What's Wrong With PCI at Ambulatory Surgery Centers?ѻý> Study probes practices, outcomes at ASCs before Medicare kicked in Nov 09, 2020
<ѻý>Audio-Only Telemedicine: Docs Say Payment Falls Shortѻý> Clinicians wonder why the technology used, not a virtual visit's content or complexity, dictates reimbursement Jul 13, 2020
<ѻý>Access Uneven for 'Most Expensive Cardiac Medication in History'ѻý> Insurance doesn't bring costs down enough for many patients, center finds Jun 17, 2020
<ѻý>Ex-Docs Spend Medicaid $$; Husel Murder Trial Delay; Dentist Burns PPEѻý> Bad Practice: A weekly roundup of clinicians accused, convicted, or under investigation Apr 03, 2020
<ѻý>The ACA at 10: Some Successes, Some Problemsѻý> Cost control, enrollment increases still needed, say experts Mar 23, 2020
<ѻý>From Fraud to Ghana Presidency? Another Sports Doc Abuse Scandalѻý> Bad Practice: A weekly roundup of clinicians accused, convicted, or under investigation Feb 21, 2020
<ѻý>American Healthcare: Increasingly Corporate and Rapaciousѻý> And how you can change it Feb 10, 2020
<ѻý>How Structural Racism Affects Healthcareѻý> Only by first acknowledging the effects can we work toward transformative changes Jan 14, 2020
<ѻý>Trial: Camden 'Hotspotting' Program Not Enough to Help Superutilizersѻý> Problem isn't lack of care coordination -- it's the quality of care, says program founder Jan 08, 2020
<ѻý>Half of U.S. Adults Obese by 2030?ѻý> Severe obesity also projected to be more common, affecting nearly 25% Dec 18, 2019
<ѻý>L.A. Story: The Homeless Use EMS a Lotѻý> Nearly 20 times more frequently than other residents Oct 31, 2019
<ѻý>Mitral Valve Procedure Learning Curve Raises Access Questionѻý> And guess which procedures are next for public outcome reporting... Sep 27, 2019
<ѻý>You've Heard of Medicare for All -- How About Medicaid for More?ѻý> Several states are considering letting people buy into their Medicaid programs Sep 13, 2019
<ѻý>Obamacare Cut Racial Disparities in Cancer Careѻý> Time to cancer treatment evens in blacks and whites with Medicaid expansion Jun 03, 2019
<ѻý>Conservatives: We Do Have a Healthcare Planѻý> Turns entitlements into block grants; critics fear net result will be more people under- and uninsured Apr 05, 2019
<ѻý>At Michigan Rally, Trump Boasts of Healthcare Accomplishmentsѻý> "We're going to get rid of Obamacare," he tells cheering crowd Mar 29, 2019
<ѻý>TAVR Learning Curve May Fade With Newer Deviceѻý> Volume-outcomes relationship not evident with Sapien 3 valves Jan 28, 2019
<ѻý>Feds, States Implement Raft of Health New Rules in 2019ѻý> New Medicaid expansions, aid-in-dying laws in the mix Jan 03, 2019
<ѻý>Seizure Patients Often See Swift Return to Hospitalѻý> Will CMS penalize epilepsy readmissions in the future? Dec 28, 2018
<ѻý>Proposed House Bill Seeks to End Drug Price 'Gag Clause'ѻý> Pharmacists should be able to freely tell patients that a drug will cost less out-of-pocket Sep 05, 2018
<ѻý>Azar Praises Free Markets for Healthcare Reformѻý> HHS chief takes Heritage Foundation stage to bash ACA, plug administration's programs Jul 26, 2018
<ѻý>AMA Tangles With 'Gene Doping' Guidelinesѻý> Also: emergency room evidence; impact of corporate investors in healthcare Jun 12, 2018
<ѻý>Medicaid or No Insurance Tied to Higher Death Risk in HCVѻý> All public plans lead to higher mortality rates, according to 10-year study Jun 05, 2018
<ѻý>Caring for the Sickest Patients: A Calling and an Opportunityѻý> New models are disrupting the way primary care is provided Mar 21, 2018