<ѻýҕl>Op-Ed: Dermatology Needs Lower Costs and Better Careѻýҕl> A proposal for value-based care Apr 21, 2021
<ѻýҕl>Op-Ed: We All Agree Hospital Consolidation Needs More Oversightѻýҕl> HHS Secretary Becerra's confirmation offers a rare opportunity for bipartisan action Apr 04, 2021
<ѻýҕl>Non-Emergency Transport Valuable in Medicaid, but Issues Aboundѻýҕl> Biggest users are patients with end-stage renal disease, report finds Feb 09, 2021
<ѻýҕl>CMS Expands MitraClip Coverage by Medicareѻýҕl> Transcatheter mitral valve repair for secondary mitral regurgitation can now be reimbursed Jan 20, 2021
<ѻýҕl>Copay Assistance Programs Help Patients but Confuse Them Tooѻýҕl> Insurers keep track of their use and in some cases won't apply them to patient deductibles Jan 13, 2021
<ѻýҕl>Colchicine Approval Took a Huge Toll on CMSѻýҕl> As centuries-old drug is explored for COVID-19, study details the price of approval Nov 30, 2020
<ѻýҕl>What's Wrong With PCI at Ambulatory Surgery Centers?ѻýҕl> Study probes practices, outcomes at ASCs before Medicare kicked in Nov 09, 2020
<ѻýҕl>Audio-Only Telemedicine: Docs Say Payment Falls Shortѻýҕl> Clinicians wonder why the technology used, not a virtual visit's content or complexity, dictates reimbursement Jul 13, 2020
<ѻýҕl>Access Uneven for 'Most Expensive Cardiac Medication in History'ѻýҕl> Insurance doesn't bring costs down enough for many patients, center finds Jun 17, 2020
<ѻýҕl>Ex-Docs Spend Medicaid $$; Husel Murder Trial Delay; Dentist Burns PPEѻýҕl> Bad Practice: A weekly roundup of clinicians accused, convicted, or under investigation Apr 03, 2020
<ѻýҕl>The ACA at 10: Some Successes, Some Problemsѻýҕl> Cost control, enrollment increases still needed, say experts Mar 23, 2020
<ѻýҕl>From Fraud to Ghana Presidency? Another Sports Doc Abuse Scandalѻýҕl> Bad Practice: A weekly roundup of clinicians accused, convicted, or under investigation Feb 21, 2020
<ѻýҕl>American Healthcare: Increasingly Corporate and Rapaciousѻýҕl> And how you can change it Feb 10, 2020
<ѻýҕl>How Structural Racism Affects Healthcareѻýҕl> Only by first acknowledging the effects can we work toward transformative changes Jan 14, 2020
<ѻýҕl>Trial: Camden 'Hotspotting' Program Not Enough to Help Superutilizersѻýҕl> Problem isn't lack of care coordination -- it's the quality of care, says program founder Jan 08, 2020
<ѻýҕl>Half of U.S. Adults Obese by 2030?ѻýҕl> Severe obesity also projected to be more common, affecting nearly 25% Dec 18, 2019
<ѻýҕl>L.A. Story: The Homeless Use EMS a Lotѻýҕl> Nearly 20 times more frequently than other residents Oct 31, 2019
<ѻýҕl>Mitral Valve Procedure Learning Curve Raises Access Questionѻýҕl> And guess which procedures are next for public outcome reporting... Sep 27, 2019
<ѻýҕl>You've Heard of Medicare for All -- How About Medicaid for More?ѻýҕl> Several states are considering letting people buy into their Medicaid programs Sep 13, 2019
<ѻýҕl>No, Obamacare Did Not Lower U.S. Health Costsѻýҕl> Refuting Ezekiel Emanuel's claims Jul 29, 2019
<ѻýҕl>Obamacare Cut Racial Disparities in Cancer Careѻýҕl> Time to cancer treatment evens in blacks and whites with Medicaid expansion Jun 03, 2019
<ѻýҕl>Conservatives: We Do Have a Healthcare Planѻýҕl> Turns entitlements into block grants; critics fear net result will be more people under- and uninsured Apr 05, 2019
<ѻýҕl>At Michigan Rally, Trump Boasts of Healthcare Accomplishmentsѻýҕl> "We're going to get rid of Obamacare," he tells cheering crowd Mar 29, 2019
<ѻýҕl>TAVR Learning Curve May Fade With Newer Deviceѻýҕl> Volume-outcomes relationship not evident with Sapien 3 valves Jan 28, 2019
<ѻýҕl>Feds, States Implement Raft of Health New Rules in 2019ѻýҕl> New Medicaid expansions, aid-in-dying laws in the mix Jan 03, 2019
<ѻýҕl>Seizure Patients Often See Swift Return to Hospitalѻýҕl> Will CMS penalize epilepsy readmissions in the future? Dec 28, 2018
<ѻýҕl>Proposed House Bill Seeks to End Drug Price 'Gag Clause'ѻýҕl> Pharmacists should be able to freely tell patients that a drug will cost less out-of-pocket Sep 05, 2018
<ѻýҕl>Azar Praises Free Markets for Healthcare Reformѻýҕl> HHS chief takes Heritage Foundation stage to bash ACA, plug administration's programs Jul 26, 2018
<ѻýҕl>AMA Tangles With 'Gene Doping' Guidelinesѻýҕl> Also: emergency room evidence; impact of corporate investors in healthcare Jun 12, 2018
<ѻýҕl>Medicaid or No Insurance Tied to Higher Death Risk in HCVѻýҕl> All public plans lead to higher mortality rates, according to 10-year study Jun 05, 2018
<ѻýҕl>Caring for the Sickest Patients: A Calling and an Opportunityѻýҕl> New models are disrupting the way primary care is provided Mar 21, 2018
<ѻýҕl>Big Changes Coming to Healthcare, Says HHS Chiefѻýҕl> 'We're unafraid of disrupting existing arrangements' Mar 05, 2018
<ѻýҕl>Trump Releases FY 2019 Budget Proposalѻýҕl> Includes $68 billion for HHS; continues push for ACA repeal Feb 12, 2018
<ѻýҕl>CMS Issues Guidance on Medicaid Work Requirementsѻýҕl> 10 states are pursuing such rules for Medicaid recipients Jan 11, 2018
<ѻýҕl>Policy Experts Debate Pros and Cons of State Medicaid Waiversѻýҕl> Will administration show too much flexibility? Oct 31, 2017
<ѻýҕl>AMA, I Hardly Knew Yeѻýҕl> Group's annual meeting folds its tent, but that tent has really changed Jun 14, 2017
<ѻýҕl>AMA Just Says No to Medicaid Cutsѻýҕl> Unified in opposition, the AMA remains divided on how to handle the details Jun 12, 2017
<ѻýҕl>Morning Break: World's Largest Penis; Sex Bias in Breast Milk; Cervical Ca Deathsѻýҕl> Health news and commentary from around the Web, gathered by the ѻýҕl staff Jan 23, 2017