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The ‘gouge factor’: Big companies want transparency in drug price negotiations

(By Ed Silverman for ST A T) The path that prescription drugs take from the lab to your medicine chest

For most baby boomers, your full retirement age is 66; however, you become eligible for Medicare when you turn age

(By Casey Ross for ST A T) S aving a patient from a heart attack requires swift action by a

On Friday, the White House and public health officials came close to publicly demanding that the House and Senate return

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have issued a travel warning to pregnant women and women planning to

(By Natalie Jacewicz for Kaiser Health News) Jonathan Goodman can recall most of the lectures he’s attended at the Stanford

(By Sydney Lupkin for Kaiser Health News) Research released Monday finds comparable safety and efficacy for one type of biosimilar

(By Lauren Silverman, KERA, for Kaiser Health News) For some people, the attack on police officers by a gunman in

(By Shefali Luthra for Kaiser Health News) It’s 4 p.m., and if you’re a hospital patient, that could be one

Federal officials have warned doctors that they may be subject to penalties if they improperly bill poor people on Medicare