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Republican report says HHS ignored warning signs of co-op plan failures Modern Healthcare A report from Republican staff of a Senate investigations subcommittee says HHS did not act on clear […]

Groups Scrutinize White House Plan to Cut Drug Costs in Medicare New York Times The Obama administration touched off a tempest on Wednesday with its plan to test new ways […]

Doctors should screen for poverty during child-wellness visits, American Academy of Pediatrics recommends Washington Post Pediatricians just declared war on child poverty. Read the full article U.S. Prescription Drug Spending […]

Hepatitis C drugs top Medicaid spending, highlighting larger concerns Capital New York New York State spent at least $107 million on hepatitis C drugs during the third quarter of 2015, […]

Health Law Insurance Plans to be Rated by Network Size New York Times The Obama administration, responding to consumer complaints, says it will begin rating health insurance plans based on […]

If Donald Trump Sacks Obamacare, What Happens Next? Albany Times Union Donald Trump is adamant that he’ll repeal and replace Obamacare if he’s elected President, and earlier this week, he […]

Startup Oscar Posts $105 Million Obamacare Loss in 2015 Bloomberg Business Startup Oscar Health Insurance Corp. lost $105.2 million in its New York and New Jersey businesses last year, a […]

Waste in Cancer Drugs Costs $3 Billion a Year, a Study Says New York Times The federal Medicare program and private health insurers waste nearly $3 billion every year buying […]

5 Obamacare Stats That Will Blow You Away Albany Times Union Statistics by themselves rarely astound anyone. For example, 80 yards probably doesn’t mean much to you. However, if you […]

State upholds rule ordering unvaccinated health care workers to don masks Albany Times Union A midlevel appellate court has upheld the state Health Department’s 2013 order that health care workers […]