August 2018 – medicarereport.org

The Senate could soon pass an opioids package. But a new law is still a long way away

(By Lev Facher for STAT) WASHINGTON — The Senate is likely to pass a comprehensive bill to address the opioid

(By Jordan Rau for Kaiser Health News) The inspector general at the Department of Health and Human Services this month

The state of Illinois passed a law that will limit the practice of so-called nonmedical switching – in which insurance

(By Julie Spitzer for Becker’s Hospital Review) Philips released a security alert Aug. 21 about “resource exhaustion” flaws that put

In attempt to avoid unnecessary and costly hospital visits, a pilot program in Massachusetts which will allow a small number

In a new survey by Rock Health, 90 percent of respondents used at least one digital health tool last year.

(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) The number of uninsured Americans in the first three months of 2018 was

A growing number of big companies are moving to help cut the price of prescription drugs for their workers by

(By Liz Szabo for Kaiser Health News) Surgery is a mainstay of breast cancer treatment, offering most women a good

The U.S. Senate passed an amendment to the spending bill that would require pharma companies to disclose the prices of