Democrats and Republicans in Congress have reached agreement on a budget deal, which fixes a glitch...
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To promote patient safety, hospitals and doctors should disclose...
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Obama’s chief economic advisor is minimizing impact of...
There appears to be little or no chance that the Obama administration will use its final year in...
Top drugs in U.S. now three times more expensive than in U.K.
You’re not imagining it. Drug prices in the United States continue to escalate at lightning...
President’s nominee to head the FDA has strong ties to the...
President Obama has nominated Dr. Robert Califf, a cardiologist, to head the Food and Drug...
Should you care whether a hospital employs its doctors?
A recent Kaiser Health News article notes that doctors who once practiced on their own are...
U.S. spends more per person on health with far poorer outcomes...
The Commonwealth Fund has just released its latest report on health care spending and quality. The...
2014 data on income and savings of people with Medicare
A new Kaiser Family Foundation report reveals that income and assets for people with Medicare have...
Three big problems with “21st Century Cures” bill
U.S. Representatives Fred Upton and Diana Degette have a plan for getting drugs to market more...
Smart pills win FDA approval to promote medication compliance
It is projected that only about half of people today take the medications that they are prescribed...