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(By Martha Bebinger, WBUR for Kaiser Health News) Amid a raging opioid epidemic, many doctors and families in the U.S.

Medicare’s Drug-Pricing Experiment Stirs Opposition

(By Julie Appleby for Kaiser Health News) A broad proposal by Medicare to change the way it pays for some

Federal Court Judge Rosemary Collyer ruled in House of Representatives V Burwell that the cost-sharing reimbursements authorized under the ACA’s

A bill introduced by Reps. Pat Tiberi (R-OH) and Jim McDermott (D-WA); Helping Hospitals Improve Patient Care Act of 2016,

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, TN, is testing an experimental drug, Debio 1452 that targets the bacteria that

(By Michelle Andrews for Kaiser Health News) In his recent book, “The Finest Traditions of My Calling,” Dr. Abraham Nussbaum,

(By Taylor Sisk for Kaiser Health News) WAYNESVILLE, N.C. — Every movement needs a champion, and in the largely rural

A report released by the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (the national federation of 36 independent, locally operated Blue Cross

(By Robert Moffitt for The Daily Signal) The Obama administration has proposed regulatory changes in payment for Medicare Part B

Medicare Advantage plans began in 1995 offering health insurance equal to or beyond what original Medicare covered. Although Medicare Advantage