Crowdfunding raises millions for unproven — and potentially harmful — treatments
(By Megan Thielking for STAT) Crowdfunding campaigns have raked in millions of dollars for scientifically unproven — and potentially dangerous
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States Explore Paths To Pay Their Share For Medicaid Expansion — Using Political GPS
(By Shefali Luthra for Kaiser Health News) Last year, nearly 60 percent of Maine residents voted to expand the state’s
Read MoreTelehealth stepping in to help fill the gap
Millions of Americans now use telehealth every year. Telehealth has stepped in to help fill the gap in certain areas
Read MoreWho is responsible for high drug prices?
As pharmaceutical companies face heat for their pricing practices, the pharmaceutical lobby developed a PR strategy: blame the middlemen. The
Read MoreOverdose deaths have fallen for six months. Is it temporary or a sign of a corner turned?
(By Andrew Joseph for STAT) The number of fatal drug overdoses nationwide has fallen for six consecutive months, fueling hopes
Read MoreOn-site clinics for employees
A third of companies with more than 5,000 employees now offer general medical clinics at their work sites according to
Read MoreMarketplace Subsidies May Be Option In 2020 For Plans That Skirt Obamacare
(By Phil Galewitz and Julie Appleby for Kaiser Health News) States would be able to use federal funding to provide
Read MoreA New Prescription For Depression: Join A Team And Get Sweaty
(By Sasa Woodruff for NPR) Ryan “China” McCarney has played sports his entire life, but sometimes he has to force
Read MoreSan Diego biotech aims to 3D-print, repair organ tissues
(By Harrison Cook for Becker’s Hospital Review) Researchers at Cambridge-based Massachusetts Institute of Technology and San Diego-based Organovo are looking
Read MoreDo private Medicaid plans boost quality, cost savings? Evidence is shaky, report says
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) Private health insurers now manage Medicaid programs in 38 states, according to Kaiser
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