Less Than Half Of Americans Say They Get Enough Sleep, New Poll Shows

If you’re feeling — YAWN — sleepy or tired while you read this and wish you could get some more shut-eye, you’re not alone. A majority of Americans say they would feel better if they could have more sleep, according to a new poll. But in the U.S., the ethos of grinding and pulling yourself ...

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Biosimilar Skyrockets After CVS Removes AbbVie’s Humira from Formularies

Prescriptions for biosimilar versions of AbbVie’s Humira (adalimumab) have spiked to 36% after leading pharmacy benefit manager CVS Caremark removed the branded reference product from its major national commercial formularies, according to STAT News. Citing a note to investors by analyst firm Evercore ISI, STAT reported that in the week ending April 5, there were almost 8,300 new prescriptions for Sandoz’s ...

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Biden To Roll Back Trump’s Expansion Of Short-Term Health Insurance Plans

The rule, which was proposed last summer as part of a series of actions aimed at lowering health care costs, limits the duration of new sales of these controversial plans to three months with the option of renewal for a maximum of four months total, the administration said Thursday.

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State Public Option Plans Don’t Reduce Premiums, Result In Low Enrollment: Industry-Backed Study

Instead of enacting public option plans, states should target reinsurance programs, a new report from the Partnership for America's Health Care Future argues.

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Nevada Hospital Reports Data Breach Affecting 3,000 Patients

Battle Mountain (Nev.) General Hospital reported a data breach affecting around 3,000 patients in late March, according to HHS.

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Quality Access + Cost: Nevada Healthcare Checkup 2024

There used to be a joke about healthcare in Nevada that went something like this: Where do you go for the best healthcare in Nevada? The airport. The joke doesn’t hold up. Today Nevadans don’t need to leave home to access the healthcare they need. That’s not to say the industry isn’t facing challenges, especially ...

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