By Michelle Andrews When Katherine Frega was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma eight years ago at age 17, she was so sick that all..
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By Jay Hancock and Shefali Luthra After almost slapping a tax on makers of opioid pills earlier this year, Minnesota lawmakers are set..
By Phil Galewitz Sherri and Thomas Croom have been foster parents to 27 children — from newborns to teenagers — during..
By Steven Findlay When Tracy Deis decided in 2016 to transition from a full-time job to part-time contract work, the loss..
By Shefali Luthra When the American Medical Association — one of the nation’s most powerful health care groups — met in..
By Martha Bebinger, WBUR The Trump administration announced a plan Friday that would affect about 40 percent of the payments physicians..
Governor Bevin has abruptly cut vision and dental benefits from Kentucky’s expanded Medicaid program in the wake of a federal..
A federal judge has blocked Kentucky’s first-in-the-nation work requirements for Medicaid beneficiaries. The Trump administration had approved Kentucky’s waiver which..
By Jordan Rau Even as many Republicans continue to back a repeal of the Affordable Care Act, a majority..
By Phil Galewitz The Trump administration’s decision in January to give states the power to impose work requirements on Medicaid enrollees..
By Phil Galewitz The Trump administration Monday released a Medicaid “scorecard” intended to show how the nation’s largest health program is performing. But the..
By Shefali Luthra This week, Vermont passed a first-in-the-nation law that would facilitate the state’s importation of prescription drugs wholesale from Canada. It..
