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(By Anna Gorman for Kaiser Health News) A sip of soda will become more expensive next year in Philadelphia, which

Sometimes Tiny Is Just The Right Size: ‘Microhospitals’ Filling Some ER Needs

(By Michelle Andrews for Kaiser Health News) Eyeing fast-growing urban and suburban markets where demand for health care services is

According to 2015 UCLA Center for Health Policy research, California is a leading state in which seniors have become among

In 2014, 6,950 Americans were approved for heart transplants, and only about 2,250 donor hearts became available, so to move

(By Katherine Young, Robin Rudowitz, Rachel Garfield, and Marybeth Musumeci for Kaiser Family Foundation) The launch of several expensive hepatitis

AstraZeneca said its experimental lung cancer drug Tagrisso met its main goal as a second-line therapy in a late-stage drug

In the multibillion-dollar legal battle between Anthem Inc. and Express Scripts it all centers on the high drug prices with

In a recent poll conducted by National Public Radio (NPR), the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Harvard T.H. Chan

(By Julie Appleby for Kaiser Health News) Government spending on “compounded” drugs that are handmade by retail pharmacists has skyrocketed,

(By Lindzi Wessel for STAT) Just two days after a suspected synthetic marijuana poisoning in New York City sent 33