Health care
Illinois lawmakers miss chance to improve healthcare access by joining interstate compacts
Licensed practical nurses and physician assistants remain held back by red tape, making it harder for them to work where they are needed. Illinois lawmakers this spring failed to pass two bills to make it easier for nurses and physician…
Declining Obamacare enrollment isn’t the crisis critics…
Enrollment in Obamacare’s exchange is falling, according to a new analysis from the Commonwealth…
No, Proving Medical Frailty Isn’t Too Much to Ask
The Trump administration just released a new rule making clear that Medicaid’s work requirements are…
PBM’s Drug Cut Exceeds the Total Cost of Medicines In…
Another fundamental problem is these comparisons rely on U.S. medicines’ gross (or list) price. But…
The FDA’s sunscreen rules leave Americans exposed
Just in time for the beginning of summer, the Food and Drug Administration has approved a new…
Congress should fulfill this drug program’s promise to vulnerable Californians
A federal program intended to help low-income patients has instead become a major revenue source for large California hospital systems. Hospitals are using gaps in oversight within the 340B Drug Pricing Program to lock in substantial margins on…
but that’s not the scary part for other health C-suites
Minnesota insurer UCare approved a $200,000 bonus for its roughly $1 million CEO even as the company…
Canada’s Assisted-Suicide Boom Reveals the Human Costs…
In Canada, access to medical care can take months. Access to assisted suicide, however, is much…
This Drug Patent Bill Would Hurt Innovation Without…
This week, the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions will consider several bills…
Obamacare’s Enrollment Figures Deserve A Closer Look
Enrollment on the Obamacare exchanges is falling for the first time in years. The exchanges launched…
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