U.S. Drug Prices Should Reflect Value to Patients: Expert Panel

A panel of medical experts said on Friday the prices of prescription medicines in the United States need to be brought in line with the value they bring to patients instead of continuing to let drugmakers set any price they choose. “Americans at the same time are getting tremendously ripped off with drugs and also ...

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Senate Passes Budget Bill and Sends It to Obama

The Senate approved a crucial bipartisan budget agreement early Friday that would avert a government default and end nearly five years of pitched battles between congressional Republicans and the Obama administration over fiscal policy. The measure, which passed 64 to 35, now goes to the White House, wherePresident Obama has said he will sign it. ...

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After Missing Target, County Seeks to Ease Immigrants’ Healthcare Enrollment

After months of debate last year, Los Angeles County officials agreed to pay for 146,000 people in the country illegally to receive medical care through the public health system. More than a year later, however, officials have fallen about 11,000 short of that target, and left more than $20 million of their budget unspent. County ...

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For Some, Obamacare Does Not Seem So Affordable

The third year of open enrollment for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act began this week. Premiums are up and some people have decided they are not so affordable. Lisa Patton turns 26 years old this month. That means, she will lose coverage under her parents health insurance. But she doesn’t want to pay ...

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California Targets African Americans And Latinos In New Round Of Obamacare

Covered California still faces major challenges in enrolling African-Americans and Latinos as the state’s health insurance exchange launches its third open enrollment period Sunday. “We know we’ve come up short in who’s enrolled today,” Covered California Executive Director Peter Lee said at a recent media briefing on the exchange’s marketing and outreach plans. “Of those ...

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Obama Administration Campaign Will Publicize Health Care Subsidies

The Obama administration on Thursday said that it would wage a national advertising campaign to counter a perception among people with low incomes that health insurance under the Affordable Care Act was not affordable. The television advertisements say that most people who sign up for insurance at HealthCare.gov can “qualify for financial help to make ...

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