Not much for now, with next year’s insurance premiums jumping far more than general inflation and tax revenues. Employers’ only hope to begin stemming these costs long term is a stronger, unified front at the state and national levels. There also could be an important role for public pensions.
States are doing the bidding of big drugmakers by limiting the cost-saving role of pharmacy benefit managers.
State lawmakers are making the right move by curtailing the major middlemen of drug sales, known as pharmacy benefit managers.
To balance budgets, states are trimming provider rates even before President Trump’s tax law strips $1 trillion in federal Medicaid support over 10 years.
A new federal program provides a historic level of funding for rural health care. But the application presents challenges and the timeline for submission is short.
Two big political blocs have different ideas when it comes to health.
Changing federal guidelines are creating uncertainty about access to the updated COVID-19 vaccination. Connecticut has found a way to bring clarity.
Blame Ozempic. And maybe tariffs.
Michigan’s experience illustrates how challenging it can be to stop large numbers of people from inadvertently losing coverage,
Modeled on a Texas law allowing civil lawsuits against abortion providers, individuals would be able to sue to block shipments of abortifacients into the state.
With the new law, patients and providers can opt into experimental treatments with reduced legal risks, access services via telehealth and e-consent, and secure pretreatment court protections.
State health officials say 42 days without a new infection marks the official end of the nation’s largest measles outbreak in more than 30 years.
The diagnosis comes amid a nationwide surge and follows wastewater detection of the virus in Coeur d’Alene.
A recent survey found over half of rural ERs in the Dakotas lack 24/7 attending physician coverage, prompting reliance on physician assistants, nurse practitioners and remote consultant support.
Providers report denial rates up to 17.5 percent. To cope with the mounting financial pressure, some small clinics have stopped accepting Medicaid altogether.
Labor and delivery units have closed and recruitment has collapsed, with physician leaders warning the workforce loss could take decades to recover.
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