World’s Premier Cancer Institute Faces Crippling Cuts and Chaos
After spearheading a 34% cut in cancer mortality, the National Cancer Institute at the NIH is bleeding resources and staff and could see its budget cut by nearly 40%.
Insurers Fight State Laws Restricting Surprise Ambulance Bills
A Colorado bill banning surprise billing for ambulance rides passed unanimously in both legislative chambers, only to be met with a veto from the governor. As more states pass such legislation, some are hitting the same snag — concerns about raising premiums.
An Arm and a Leg: The Prescription Drug Playbook, Part II
In this second part of a two-part series on dealing with the high price of prescription drugs, experts share their insider tips.
Workplace Mental Health at Risk as Key Federal Agency Faces Cuts
Efforts to decrease alarmingly high rates of suicide among construction workers and prevent burnout in health care workers are in jeopardy after the firing of hundreds of employees at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
In a Nation Growing Hostile Toward Drugs and Homelessness, Los Angeles Tries Leniency
A new care center for homeless people on Los Angeles’ infamous Skid Row embraces the principle of harm reduction, a more lenient approach to drug use and addiction. County officials say criminalization only worsens homelessness.
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Republican Megabill Will Mean Higher Health Costs for Many Americans
States Brace for Reversal of Obamacare Coverage Gains Under Trump’s Budget Bill
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To Keep Medicaid, Mom Caring for Disabled Adult Son Faces Prospect of Proving She Works
GOP Governors Mum as Congress Moves To Slash Medicaid Spending for Their States
To Cut Medicaid, the GOP’s Following a Path Often Used To Expand Health Care
In a First, Trump and GOP-Led Congress Prepare To Swell Ranks of U.S. Uninsured
Journalists Assess Health Impacts of Trump’s Megabill, Who Will Feel Them, and When
Investigation: Deadly Denials
As Insurers Issue Denials, Some Patients Run Out of Options
Health insurers issue millions of prior authorization denials every year, leaving many patients stuck in a convoluted appeals process, with little hope of meaningful policy change ahead. For doctors, these denials are frustrating and time-consuming. For patients, they can be devastating.
