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(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review ) CMS announced premium rates for 2017, estimating the average Medicare Advantage premium will

Fetal tissue bank resists Republican subpoena demands, as a standoff intensifies

(By Sheila Kaplan for STAT) WASHINGTON — A House panel investigating fetal tissue research1 Wednesday voted to begin contempt proceedings against a

(By Damian Garde for STAT) It often starts with the aura. Zig-zagging lines come into view, everyday light becomes searingly

On Wednesday, UnitedHealth announced their proposed changes to their drug formulary list which include excluding Sanofi’s insulin Lantus and Amgen’s

(By Richard Harris for NPR) American lives have been getting steadily longer, and since the 1960s that trend has been

(By Ed Silverman for STAT) In response to intensifying criticism over drug prices, Allergan chief executive Brent Saunders promised1 not

(By Ed Silverman for STAT) You can add Colorado to the list of states being sued1 for refusing to widen

(By David Armstrong for STAT) WELCH, W.Va. — The pharmaceutical sales representatives from health care giant Abbott Laboratories had a problem.

(By Helen Branswell for STAT) Countries from around the world agreed Wednesday to take concerted efforts to tackle the growing

(By Alison Kodjak for NPR) The drug company that makes the EpiPen says it isn’t nearly as profitable as many