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May 28, 2026
A new experimental drug for pancreatic cancer, daraxonrasib, appears to have extended the lives of some patients with advanced disease by several months, according to clinical trial...
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May 22, 2026
When hospitals overcharge insurers for drugs they bought at deep 340B discounts, taxpayers, employers, and insured patients foot the bill.
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May 21, 2026
In a much-anticipated hearing last month, Congress asked chief executives from several ofAmerica's major hospital systems to account for the astronomical cost of healthcare in this...
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May 12, 2026
The Trump administration is ramping up its fight against waste, fraud, and abuse in healthcare. And that effort could help make care more affordable for millions of Americans.
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May 4, 2026
This week, the California Supreme Court is set to hear a case that could have far-reaching consequences for medical science.
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Apr 27, 2026
Democrats are laying the groundwork for their next healthcare overhaul if they take control of Congress in this fall's elections.
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Apr 20, 2026
Earlier this month, U.S. President Donald Trump announced plans to impose tariffs of up to 100% on branded prescription drugs and pharmaceutical ingredients from abroad.
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Apr 13, 2026
Vice President J.D. Vance's effort to clean up waste in Medicaid began in earnest last month, with the first meeting of the administration's Task Force to Eliminate Fraud.
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Apr 7, 2026
Medical assistance in dying now accounts for roughly one in 20 deaths in Canada, according to the latest government data. That makes it the...
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Apr 2, 2026
Pressure is building on Capitol Hill for Congress to codify President Trump’s “most favored nation” drug-pricing initiative into law.
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Mar 24, 2026
American life expectancy has hit an all-time high. According to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, life expectancy at birth in 2024 was 79 years.
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Mar 16, 2026
Two-thirds of Americans worry about being able to afford healthcare, according to a recent KFF poll.
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Mar 14, 2026
Two-thirds of Americans worry about being able to afford healthcare, according to a recent KFF poll.
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Mar 6, 2026
California progressives’ single-payer health care fever dream is back. This time, the bill could hit half a trillion dollars a year.
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Mar 5, 2026
Policymakers need to shift power away from third-party payers and back to patients.
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Feb 25, 2026
Earlier this month, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services proposed a rule to expand access to catastrophic health insurance plans on the exchanges established by...
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Feb 24, 2026
Earlier this month, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services proposed a rule to expand access to catastrophic health insurance plans on the exchanges established by...
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Feb 23, 2026
Is federally funded science really a raw deal for taxpayers? Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick seems to think so. “If we fund it and they invent a patent,” he recently...
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Feb 20, 2026
States tempted by single-payer should take a clear-eyed look at the tradeoffs. Governments may be able to guarantee coverage.
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Feb 11, 2026
Dr. Mehmet Oz has been raising a stir over what he claims is rampant Medicaid fraud.
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Jan 14, 2026
Congress has returned to Washington. Democrats are renewing their call to extend COVID-era health insurance subsidies to shield people from hefty premium increases. Just...