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5 health and medicine issues to watch for at the Democratic convention Stat Hillary Clinton led a health care reform effort in the 1990s, promoted medical research as a senator, […]

With borders irrelevant, New York hospitals seek out-of-state partners Politico NY If you stand on a rooftop in Plattsburgh, you can see Vermont across Lake Champlain. So, for Stephens Mundy, […]

Aetna Ready to Fight for $37 Billion Humana Deal in Court Bloomberg Aetna Inc. is ready to go to court if necessary to proceed with its $37 billion takeover of […]

Justice Dept. Will Seek to Block 2 Health Insurance Mergers New York Times The Justice Department is preparing lawsuits to block two giant health insurance deals, according to a person […]

Starbucks Widens Workers’ Health-Insurance Options Wall Street Journal Starbucks Corp. on Monday became one of the most high-profile employers to switch its employees to a private health insurance exchange. Read […]

Insurers, Pushing for Higher Rates, Challenge Key Component of Health Law New York Times For several years, the Obama administration has urged state insurance regulators to use tools provided by […]

More happy news: We’re tops in health insurance costs Albany Times Union/Blog We all know that New York tops the nation in property taxes. Now comes news that we pay […]

National Health Spending to Surpass $10,000 a Person in 2016 New York Times National health spending will average more than $10,000 a person this year for the first time, the […]

State’s opioid-prescribing policies earn ‘B’ from group Albany Times Union As the nation grapples with an epidemic of prescription opioid abuse, states are clamping down on their policies for prescribing […]

Organ Transplants Have Come a Long Way but Hurdles Remain New York Times Brenda Hudson recalls weeks spent in a glass-enclosed isolation room after her first kidney transplant, her family […]