In North Carolina, the planned merger of Atrium Health and Advocate Aurora threatens the safety and overall cost of medical care for consumers, warned North Carolina State Treasurer Dale...
Pharmacies in Washington state continue to face challenges in working with pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) despite recent reform laws, according to State of Reform. “Unfortunately, our ability to care...
A new JAMA analysis found that women, Black, and Asian consumers were underrepresented in pandemic trials of antiviral treatments, according to Axios. JAMA researchers analyzed 112 clinical trial studies...
Recent Colorado state data shows that more than 200,000 children are at risk of losing health care coverage when the COVID-19 public health emergency expires, according to Kiowa County...
The decision of hospitals to close down children’s wards over the last decade in favor of more profitable services such as joint replacements, elective procedures, and cancer care, has...
At a recent subcommittee of the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pension (HELP) hearing, several mental health providers testified that prior authorization requests are hampering patient...
A March of Dimes report has found that preterm births in the United States have reached their highest level in 15 years, and that Black and Native American women...
The New Orleans City Council is working on a plan that could provide relief for consumers with medical debt, according to 4WWL. Medical debt affects 4 in 10 Americans...
Despite a law which limits aggressive medical debt collection practices in New Mexico, Source NM reports that hospitals and collection agencies have continued to file hundreds of lawsuits against...
Despite a law requiring hospitals to prominently post their financial assistance policies on their website, a Los Angeles Times investigation found that hospitals across the state have yet to...