California quiere producir su propia insulina para bajar su alto costo, ¿lo conseguirá?

SACRAMENTO — California quiere lograr lo que ningún otro estado ha conseguido: producir su propia marca de insulina genérica para venderla a...

Lawmaker Takes on Insurance Companies and Gets Personal About His Health

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Scott Wiener made a startling revelation at a spring legislative committee hearing: “I was in the hospital. I experienc...

Misinformation Clouds America’s Most Popular Emergency Contraception

A brand of specialty mozzarella cheeses. A collection of natural-gas storage terminals. And America’s top-selling emergency contraception. ...

California Wants to Slash Insulin Prices by Becoming a Drugmaker. Can it Succeed?

SACRAMENTO — California is diving into the prescription drug business, attempting to achieve what no other state has done: produce its own b...

AARP’s Billion-Dollar Bounty

In September, AARP, the giant organization for older Americans, agreed to promote a burgeoning chain of medical clinics called Oak Street He...

Despite a First-Ever ‘Right-to-Repair’ Law, There’s No Easy Fix for Wheelchair Users

Robin Bolduc isn’t the type of person who takes “no” for an answer — particularly when it comes to fixing her husband’s wheelchair. Her hus...

Montana Hires a Medicaid Director With a Managed-Care Past

Montana, one of only about a dozen states with a fully government-run Medicaid program, has hired a new Medicaid director who oversaw manage...