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In the state with the highest medical debt, it’s the middle class who carries the burden

(By Max Blau for STAT) Americans are no strangers to medical debt, and the burden is most severe in Mississippi, where

(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review) Texans are likely to pay more at freestanding emergency departments than at hospital-based

U.S. District Judge Edgardo Ramos dismissed Express Scripts’ claim that Anthem breached an implied covenant of good faith and fair

The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) in a March 3rd letter to Health and Human Services officials offered detailed comments

Medicare Advantage membership continued to climb adding nearly 1.4 million more beneficiaries in 2017. As of February 1, 2017, a

(By Domenico Montanaro and Jessica Taylor for NPR) The White House issued an ultimatum to House Republicans on Thursday: Vote

(By Richard Harris for NPR) It’s hard not to get excited about news of a potentially effective treatment for sepsis, a

(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic President and CEO John Noseworthy, MD, provided clarification on

(By Bob Tedeschi for STAT) HARRISBURG, Pa. — To hear Bob Godshall tell it, he has no business being alive. Eleven

(By Susan Davis for NPR) Republicans will be tested today on the strength of party unity in the Trump era