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Five states have approved the measures this year, but critics note that they don鈥檛 address the issues of patient costs and don鈥檛 mean the drug makers will necessarily make the medications available.
A patient鈥檚 portion of a health care bill is a complicated equation 鈥 but it鈥檚 simple compared to the deals between insurers and hospitals.
Each state may have different options and regulations.
Among the tools: penalties for admitting patients too soon after they were discharged and a focus on reducing hospital-acquired infections.
Federal funding cuts made by the ACA and other programs will hit safety net hospitals hard.
What was once considered a ground-breaking U.S. study to track the health of children from birth to adulthood may be stopped before its official start, causing alarm for researchers who say its findings are crucial to developing prevention strategies for a range of childhood illnesses.
Some large employers will face penalties if they don鈥檛 offer workers health insurance in 2015. In addition, workers can expect to see increased cost-sharing and employers pushing them to 鈥減rivate exchanges鈥 to save money.
DaVita HealthCare Partners, a kidney dialysis company, is picking up on a new way insurers and the government are paying for health care -- by keeping people healthy through primary care.
The online health insurance marketplaces open on Nov. 15 for three months. Here鈥檚 a checklist of several things to consider.
A state law now requires insurers to reveal prices of their medical tests, and the variation is amazing, bargain hunters say. An MRI of the back is $614 at one place; $1,800 at another.
The nation鈥檚 first tax on sugary drinks aims to combat obesity and diabetes, with a penny-per-ounce levy.
While consumers may experience easier navigation, insurers are likely to have continuing difficulties, which could result in double-billing and other problems.
Satisfied patients have better health outcomes and, not incidentally, boost hospitals鈥 bottom lines under new Medicare reimbursement rules.
The order follows a Kaiser Health News report detailing three fatal cases in which sources say recommended nursing home citations were downgraded.
Gov. Nathan Deal, a Republican, opposes the program鈥檚 expansion and signed a law giving final say to the Republican-controlled Legislature. But Democratic challenger Jason Carter, a state senator, says that if he were elected governor, he would seek a 鈥渃reative solution鈥 with state lawmakers.
The same Atlanta hospital that treated the first U.S. Ebola patient in August discharged its fourth patient Tuesday. All survived. Patients in isolation need extra emotional support, the team says.
Patient advocates say that, because of an official coverage reminder 鈥渢he door is closing鈥 for ALS patients who depend on Medicare to get speech-generation devices.
Eight physician groups have launched a multi-year campaign to win public and governmental support for a larger role.
An asthma prevention program in California hopes to offer returns based on savings from reduced hospital visits.
KHN reporter Jordan Rau spoke on NPR about data that say about 75,000 patients per year die from infections they got in the hospital. Nearly 700 hospitals around the U.S. have higher than expected infection rates.
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