A Progress Check on Hospital Price Transparency

For decades, U.S. hospitals have generally stonewalled patients who wanted to know ahead of time how much their care would cost. Now that’s ...

Congressman Seeks to Plug ‘Shocking Loophole’ Exposed by KHN Investigation

A U.S. lawmaker is taking action after a KHN investigation exposed weaknesses in the federal system meant to stop repeat Medicare and Medica...

Banning Noncompete Contracts for Medical Staff Riles Hospitals

Dr. Jacqui O’Kane took a job with a hospital in southern Georgia in 2020, as the lone doctor in a primary care clinic in a small town that’s...

Sen. Sanders Shows Fire, but Seeks Modest Goals, in His Debut Drug Hearing as Health Chair

Sen. Bernie Sanders, who rose to national prominence criticizing big business in general and the pharmaceutical industry in particular, clai...

Legal Questions, Inquiries Intensify Around Noble Health’s Rural Missouri Hospital Closures

A year after private equity-backed Noble Health shuttered two rural Missouri hospitals, patients and former employees grapple with a broken ...

End of Covid Emergency Will Usher in Changes Across the US Health System

The Biden administration’s decision to end the covid-19 public health emergency in May will institute sweeping changes across the health car...

California eligió a la compañía de genéricos Civica para producir insulina de bajo costo

SACRAMENTO, CA. — El gobernador Gavin Newsom anunció el sábado 18 de marzo que se había seleccionado al fabricante de medicamentos genéricos...