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(By Jane Gottlieb for Kaiser Health News) In recent months, health aides who care for elderly Americans at home appeared

Treat pharma as a utility, and 10 other ways states can lower drug prices

(Ed Silverman for STAT) As prescription drug costs continue to squeeze state budgets, a group of state health policy makers

Omnicare, the nation’s largest nursing home pharmacy, reached an agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice to pay $28.1 million

(By Jack Hoadley, Juliette Cubanski and Tricia Neuman for Kaiser Family Foundation published October 17, 2016) During the Medicare open

(By Dylan Scott for STAT) Liquid biopsies. A “groundbreaking” Defense Department study. Partnerships with Lyft and Uber1 for patient transportation.

(By Quil Lawrence for NPR) Thirteen years ago, just as the United States began what was to become its longest

(By Michelle Andrews for Kaiser Health News) The health law prohibits insurers from discriminating against people with serious illnesses, but

(By Shefali Luthra for Kaiser Health News) On any given day, pediatrician Lindsay Irvin estimates a quarter of her patients

(By Melissa Quinn for The Daily Signal) For the past 15 years, Warren Jones has had the same health insurance

(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) Penn State Milton S. Hershey (Pa.) Medical Center and Harrisburg, Pa.-based PinnacleHealth System