Tag: Health

Healthcare organizations are looking for guarantee that the Obamacare payments will be distributed. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Health groups press Congress for insurance payments

Kimberly Leonard · April 20, 2017 8:47 pm

State insurance regulators from across the country are imploring Congress to include Obamacare payments in a spending bill to fund the government next week. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Insurance regulators want Obamacare payments in spending bill

Robert King · April 19, 2017 9:39 pm

Medical marijuana prescriptions could have saved Medicaid $1 billion on prescription drug costs if it were legal nationwide, according to a new study. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

Medical marijuana could save $1 billion for Medicaid, study shows

Robert King · April 19, 2017 8:00 pm

Our healthcare system suffers from a cancer: exorbitant costs of care. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

Toward a value-based model of healthcare

Ken Buck · April 19, 2017 4:01 am

An animal rights group launched a billboard campaign on Monday accusing the Department of Veterans Affairs of illegally experimenting on dogs. (Marin County Fire Department via AP)

VA accused of unethical medical experiments on dogs

Travis J. Tritten · April 17, 2017 9:23 pm

Getting access to medication and doctors for mental health issues has become harder, according to a new study. (iStock photo)

Study: Despite coverage expansions, mental health treatment lags

Kimberly Leonard · April 17, 2017 5:07 pm

Morano believed her secret to longevity was eating three raw eggs a day and remaining single. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni, File)

Last known survivor of the 19th century dies at 117

Kelly Cohen · April 15, 2017 5:32 pm

The employer-sponsored healthcare system is not driving up the cost of care. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Myths vs. facts on employer-sponsored healthcare coverage

James Gelfand · April 14, 2017 11:00 pm

State governments need to explore ways to integrate the latest technologies to address these pressing issues. (Catherine Avalone/New Haven Register)

Beltway Confidential

Is outdated technology causing a public health crisis?

Mark Vargas · April 14, 2017 7:28 pm

Kathleen Sebelius was in a strategy group that worked to develop ideas to improve end-of-life care. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Former HHS chief suggests end-of-life changes in Medicare

Kimberly Leonard · April 14, 2017 5:57 pm

Efforts to stop young people vaping may backfire and lead to an increase in youth cigarette smoking. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)

Beltway Confidential

Beware the unintended consequences of raising the legal vaping age

Guy Bentley · April 14, 2017 2:17 pm

The Mar-a-Lago has faced health violations before, but never this many. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Mar-a-Lago hit with 13 health violations

Daniel Chaitin · April 13, 2017 4:17 pm