The Trump Administration Proposes Tweaks to the ACA
What’s behind the Department of Health and Human Services’ suggested Obamacare rule changes? By Dwyer Gunn (Photo: Joe…
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The Path to Opioid Addiction May Start in the Emergency Room
For every 48 people who get a new opioid painkiller prescription in the emergency room, one will end…
How a Simple Fix to Reduce Aberrant Prescribing Became Not So Simple
In 2014, the government said health providers would have to enroll in Medicare in order to prescribe drugs…
Will Trump’s Travel Ban Cause Foreign-Born Doctors to Look Elsewhere?
The United States has long depended on foreign-born physicians to shore up its ranks and work in rural…
Large Insurers Left Obamacare, but Not Because It Was Broken
Aetna, UnitedHealth, and others’ failures were largely their own, researchers suggest. By Nathan Collins The Aetna building in…
What You Don’t Know About the Cost of Grandma’s Prescription
Trump wants to drive down the costs of prescription drugs in the United States, which are much higher…
Drug Distributors Are Being Penalized for Willfully Ignoring the Opioid Epidemic
The middlemen between drug companies and pharmacies have been hit recently with fines for their role in not…
When a Study Cast Doubt on a Heart Pill, the Drug Company Turned to Tom Price
After hearing from a company whose CEO was a campaign contributor, a congressional aide to Donald Trump’s Health…
Doulas in Underserved Communities Are Fighting for Recognition
Often seen as a luxury service for the rich, doulas across the country are working hard to integrate…
Can the Collins-Cassidy Plan Save the Affordable Care Act?
Two Republican Senators have an interesting proposal that allows states the option to keep or reject Obamacare. By…