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  • Better delivery of health care at grassroots level focus of health care discussion

    Public Policy
    John Breslin | Nov 21, 2017

    Delivering health care at the grassroots level and asking how it can be done better were the focus of a panel discussion Monday involving experts from across the country.

  • AMA report details dwindling competition in health insurance marketplaces

    Public Policy
    Mark Iandolo | Nov 17, 2017

    The American Medical Association (AMA) recently released a report that details how market concentration and consolidation is causing a trend of higher premiums for consumers and lower payments for physician services.

  • Rising number of doctors employed by hospitals leading to higher Medicare costs, study shows

    Public Policy
    John Breslin | Nov 17, 2017

    Medicare costs for certain procedures are being driven up by the increasing number of physicians employed by hospital groups, according to a new study.

  • Advocates praise Gates' $100 million investment in Alzheimer's research

    Public Policy
    John Breslin | Nov 17, 2017

    A group advocating on behalf of those suffering from Alzheimer's has a word for Microsoft founder Bill Gates, who recently announced he's investing $100 million in disease research: Welcome to the fight.

  • Patient groups say Orphan Drug Tax Credit repeal could result in fewer treatments for rare diseases

    Public Policy
    Marian Johns | Nov 16, 2017

    More than 200 patient groups have sent a letter to congressional leaders urging them to not end the Orphan Drug Tax Credit as part of the recent tax bill proposals, which they claim would result in one-third fewer treatments for rare diseases.

  • Men’s health groups urge better prostate cancer care cost options

    Public Policy
    Carol Ostrow | Nov 10, 2017

    A coalition of men’s health groups recently sent a strong message to the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) in Washington, D.C. regarding financial aspects of prostate cancer patient policies.

  • As health insurance exchange enrollment continues, report reveals sharp reduction in choices

    Public Policy
    John Breslin | Nov 9, 2017

    As the enrollment period for individual health care marketplace exchanges continues, health policy experts are digesting what consumers face in each state.

  • A year on, mental health advocates give high marks to Cures Act

    Public Policy
    John Breslin | Nov 8, 2017

    Nearly a year after passage of the 21st Century Cures Act, progress is being made in helping those suffering from mental health problems, advocates argue.

  • Decreased choice of insurers, fewer plans for consumers buying on health care exchanges: report

    Public Policy
    John Breslin | Nov 3, 2017

    Add Teaser hereConsumers buying insurance on the health care exchanges will have less choice of insurer and plans as they shop around during the six-week 2018 enrollment period.

  • American Hospital Association urging passage of latest health bill

    Public Policy
    Marian Johns | Oct 29, 2017

    The American Hospital Association (AHA) joined seven other national organizations in praising two U.S. senators for introducing a bill aimed at stabilizing the health insurance marketplace.

  • CMS administrator urged to prevent states from restricting hepatitis C drug access

    Public Policy
    John Breslin | Oct 27, 2017

    Advocates for those living with AIDS are urging a federal health administrator to clamp down on states they claim are illegally denying hepatitis C patients groundbreaking drugs that cure people in eight to 12 weeks.

  • Bipartisan health bill may have the 60 votes, but McConnell may not be willing to take it to floor

    Public Policy
    John Breslin | Oct 26, 2017

    A bipartisan health bill would slightly decrease the deficit over 10 years and there would be no significant reduction in the number of people with insurance, according to the Congressional Budget Office.

  • Hargan declares public health emergency in California

    Public Policy
    Kathy Adams | Oct 20, 2017

    As crews worked to battle wildfires ravaging California, acting Health and Human Services Secretary Eric Hargan declared a public health emergency in that state.

  • American Hospital Association speaks out against executive order on health care

    Public Policy
    Marian Johns | Oct 19, 2017

    The American Hospital Association (AHA) is speaking out against the recent executive order regarding health care signed by President Donald Trump, warning of the repercussions the order would have on the millions of Americans who are managing chronic and other pre-existing conditions.

  • Merck KGaA aims raise awareness, boost support for unpaid caregivers

    Public Policy
    Carol Ostrow | Oct 15, 2017

    To boost support for caregivers on an international scale, Merck KGaA of Darmstadt, Germany, launched a worldwide program called Embracing Carers and presented recent survey results at a conference in Australia.

  • American Medical Association backs Medicare-Medicaid ruling regarding excessive credit card fees

    Public Policy
    Carol Ostrow | Oct 10, 2017

    The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently said health care plan organizations are not permitted to mandate that medical practices honor credit operations known for tacking on overpriced service charges.

  • House committee looks at repealing Independent Payment Advisory Board

    Public Policy
    Carrie Bradon | Oct 10, 2017

    Health care spending has been a controversial subject in the U.S., and the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) is at the heart of recent discussions.

  • Insurer's ban on hospital outpatient scans provokes criticism, concerns

    Public Policy
    John Breslin | Oct 9, 2017

    Health insurer Anthem said it will extend its bar on paying for most MRI and CT scans performed at outpatient facilities operated by hospitals.

  • No 'bare counties' on health exchanges in Virginia, but steep price increases forecast

    Public Policy
    John Breslin | Oct 3, 2017

    Tens of thousands of consumers who had faced the possibility of having no option to buy health insurance on the individual market exchange in Virginia will face hefty hikes on their premiums.

  • Proposed changes in liver donation system raises concerns

    Public Policy
    Marian Johns | Oct 3, 2017

    Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) transplant doctors are putting up a red flag about the proposed changes to the liver allocation system made by the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) recently, saying the changes would result in fewer donated livers for the state.

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