This week's news roundup covers updates in health policy, technology, and access to pharmaceuticals.

With the announcement of the nursing home minimum staffing rule, I asked myself the same question as operators nationwide: how on earth are we going to pay for this? Even if nursing homes could find ...

U.S. managed healthcare insurers are currently going through a significant transformation, driven by rising medical costs, increased regulatory scrutiny and a surge in investments focused on data, ...

Centene (CNC) and Oscar Health (OSCR) were among notable gainers in the managed care space on Monday after Barclays upgraded ...

This is the latest in the Health Affairs Forefront featured topic, Medicare and Medicaid Integration. The featured topic includes analysis, proposals, and commentary that will inform policies on the ...

Health care spending in 2019 reached $3.8 trillion, 17.7 percent of the gross domestic product in the United States. Likewise, employer-sponsored health insurance premiums — which cover about 157 ...

Medicaid long-term care is rapidly changing, and some of those trends may eventually remake the way all of us receive personal assistance as we age or become disabled. Nearly half of all states are ...

A group representing West Virginia’s four largest managed care organizations presented lawmakers with a roadmap for reducing ...

On paper, Medicaid is the best health plan anywhere. It covers almost every imaginable service, with zero payment due from the patient. In practice, the reality of Medicaid is quite different.

Explore the stages and prevalence of chronic kidney disease, highlighting risk factors and the importance of early detection ...

Gov. Ned Lamont's administration put forth proposals designing to lower the cost of health care in 2022. Some succeeded, while others failed. Credit: MARK PAZNIOKAS / CT MIRROR Gov. Ned Lamont is ...