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Health Care Finance

Trump Approves Final Plan to Import Drugs From Canada ‘for a Fraction of the Price’

(By Phil Galewitz for Kaiser Health News) President Donald Trump, outlining his “America First Health Plan” Thursday, announced that his

(By Pien Huang and Selena Simons-Duffin for NPR) The federal government is preparing to aggressively crack down on hospitals for not

A recent RAND Corporation study revealed private payers are paying hospitals 2.5 times more than the Medicare reimbursement rate and

(By Rachana Pradhan for Kaiser Health News) Michael Costanzo, a Colorado farmer diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2016, has a

(By Phil Galewitz for Kaiser Health News) Over the objections of drugmakers, the Trump administration is expected within weeks to

As promised, President Trump has followed through and signed executive orders that take a preliminary step toward the Administration’s goal

(By Laura Ungar for Kaiser Health News) School librarian Amanda Brasfield bent over to grab her lunch from a small

In a recent study published by Health Affairs, it found Medicare Advantage special needs plans or SNPs, may help control

U.S. Representative Cynthia Axne sponsored Bill H.R.8181 – To amend title XVIII to provide for certain Medigap coverage for Medicare

(By Phil Galewitz for Kaiser Health News) New Mexico Health Connections’ decision to close at year’s end will leave just