California is preparing to close dozens of state-run COVID-19 testing and treatment sites ahead of the planned end of the state of emergency in February.

Last year, President Joe Biden signed into law the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), setting into motion a series of changes to the way that Medicare and its beneficiaries pay for prescription drugs. Much has been written about the act’s individual provisions, but little has been said about how they fit together as a whole. In fact, these seemingly standalone ...

Almost two decades ago, Gerard Anderson and colleagues published the seminal paper ‘It’s the Prices, Stupid’, identifying why health care spending in the US was so much higher than other developed countries.  Spoiler alert: it’s the prices. Twenty years on, this conclusion has continued to be affirmed over time and in greater detail. Yet, the many differences between national ...

Dollar General is expanding into healthcare services in what could be a competitive shot across the bow for drugstores and other retailers. The company is piloting mobile health clinics at three stores in Tennessee to provide customers with basic, preventive and urgent care services along with lab testing. The discount retailer teamed up with DocGo, a ...

When Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin suffered cardiac arrest and collapsed on the field in the middle of the “Monday Night Football” game in Cincinnati on Jan. 2, Carrie Hastings, half a continent away, understood what she needed to do — and right away. “I had a few guys that I sort of immediately knew ...

California is suing several companies that dominate the U.S. insulin market, accusing them of driving up prices. “We’re going to level the playing field and make this lifesaving drug more affordable for all who need it by putting an end to big pharma’s big profit scheme,” Attorney General Rob Bonta says after filing the lawsuit ...