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20 States Seek to Block Obama’s Health Care Law US News Likely to change more lives than any other emerging sector Read more The fine print of those short-term health […]

New Medicaid director embraces dual role Politico (subscription required) When Donna Frescatore took over as the state’s new Medicaid director earlier this month, she certainly didn’t need to introduce herself […]

Hospitals To Be Required To Post Prices Online As Part Of CMS Push To Increase Transparency Kaiser Health News The price lists may still be confusing to consumers, though, because […]

Centene Receives Regulatory Approval For The Fidelis Care Transaction From New York Department Of Health And New York Department Of Financial Services PR Newswire Centene Corporation (NYSE: CNC) announced today […]

New data: Americans filling far fewer opioid prescriptions AP News The number of prescriptions for opioid painkillers filled in the U.S. fell dramatically last year, showing their biggest drop in […]

New York state okays three health expansions Buffalo Business First Three area health care projects in Buffalo and Chautauqua will proceed, after receiving approvals from the state Department of Health. […]

Opioid crisis hitting close to home Saratogian Health More than half of New Yorkers have been personally affected by opioid abuse, according to the first of a four-part poll on […]

Where the ACA health insurance exchanges stand in 2018 Modern Health Care The Affordable Care Act’s health insurance exchanges have proven to be quite sturdy despite a barrage of federal […]

Doctors Curbing First-Time Prescriptions for Opioids U.S. News Although the opioid epidemic continues to rage in America, promising new data show that first-time opioid painkiller prescription rates have slowed in […]