During fall, pumpkins become a popular household decoration. They are often carved, decorated and displayed for passers-by, but did you know they could be carved and put right on your dinner plate, too? Pumpkin is often used in treats such as cookies, pies, cheesecakes and as a flavoring in sugary drinks. It can also be ...

The number of medical licenses in Nevada has surged during the last year, a trend the Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners attributes in part to the state’s interstate licensing compact and other improved processes.

Editor’s Note: California Medicaid (MediCal) enrollment is approximately 13 million and the Deloitte contract is over $500 million. Nevada Medicaid enrollment is approximately 845,504; the Deloitte contract amount data was unavailable. The computer systems run by the consulting giant Deloitte that millions of Americans rely on for Medicaid and other government benefits are prone to ...

There’s no shortage of attention on rising pharmaceutical costs, but policymakers need to have the full picture of trends in this space to work off of, according to a new study. Researchers at the Bureau of Economic Analysis wanted to account for the role the pharmacy benefit manager-negotiated rebates play in drug pricing trends. They compared ...

The U.S. government’s first-ever negotiated prices for prescription drugs are still on average more than double, and in some cases five times, what drugmakers have agreed to in four other high-income countries, a Reuters review has found. The U.S. Medicare health plan, which covers more than 67 million people, recently unveiled new maximum prices, opens new ...

Small and midsize employers' efforts to start their own health plans have collided with regulatory and market reality. The percentage of U.S. employers with fewer than 100 employees that self-insure at least one health plan fell to 16% in 2023.