Healthcare Business & Policy

While there is general consensus that rising prescription drug costs are a vexing problem for people and institutions — from individual consumers, to collectively bargained health plans, to government programs…

TUESDAY, July 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The European Medicines Agency is investigating concerns that popular weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Saxenda may be linked to suicidal thoughts and thoughts…

TUESDAY, June 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) – Large numbers of people are losing their Medicaid health coverage as pandemic relief measures end, and the federal government is asking states to…

WEDNESDAY, May 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Older Americans are increasingly likely to log into patient portals to access their health care information — but confidence levels vary, according to…

TUESDAY, March 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — U.S. water utilities will be required to remove certain “forever chemicals” from drinking water as the Biden administration sets first-ever limits on perfluoroalkyl…

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 8, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Americans received unprecedented access to health care during the pandemic, including hassle-free public insurance and free tests, treatments and vaccines for COVID-19. Now,…

Each year since 1983, the United States celebrates the life and legacy of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on the third Monday in January. As we honor…

Let’s start with a question – did you or didn’t you? That is, did you start the new year with the tradition of making one or more resolutions? For many,…

WEDNESDAY, Dec. 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) — In U.S. states with more restrictive abortion policies, rates of pregnant women, new mothers and infants dying were higher, a new report finds.…

FRIDAY, Dec. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — With wind power picking up as a viable energy source, new research shows U.S. air quality is getting better, benefiting all Americans’ health.…