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Study finds providing medications for free lowered median health care spending by $,1641 annually

Study finds no clinically important differences regardless of condition or severity

Other sectors grow as president, GOP debate U.S. economic strength.

Lack of funding, strict eligibility requirements are barriers to enrollment in existing assistance programs

New coalition provides steps members can take to end racial injustice in health care

Lack of availability may hamper efforts to combat opioid-related deaths

The chief medical officer for Amazon Pharmacy talks about consolidation, burnout, and what Amazon’s entry into health care means for doctors.

Feds announce cases – including $43.41 million in bogus billing by surgeon – as regulators hunt for waste, fraud, and abuse.

Seven tips to avoid ACP-related denials and pass any payer audits with ease

Medical care, lost productivity, premature deaths take a huge toll on patients, families, and the economy, according to researchers.

Medical cost data is part of Fed report on national economic well-being.

White House announces Medicaid drug cost audits while House committee examines pricing process.

Agency wants to expand PHR breach reporting requirements to include entities not covered by HIPAA

The physician and provider communities should find these new protections as welcome news.

Family physicians endorse new advisory on teens’ constant use of tech and effects their brains, attitudes, and time with family and friends.

Recent developments drive price breaks for necessary substance.

Medical students, foreign-trained doctors who don’t match into residencies could be licensed to treat patients while gaining skills.

Physicians debate merits of face covers as virus becomes endemic in the population.

Lawmakers introduce bills to ‘guarantee health care as a fundamental human right to all people in the U.S.’

Patients say they want more time with providers and find it too difficult to get appointments.

Large verdicts are becoming more common, putting pressure on insurers to raise rates

Following some improvement, excess death rate returned to 1999 levels for Black men and 2005 levels for Black women

Health plans must continue providing free screenings pending court’s further consideration of case

Defendants face up to 20 years in prison, according to Department of Justice.

‘Nutrition for Precision Health’ seeks out how each body responds differently to food.