Medicare Could Have Saved Nearly $1 Billion by Using Generics, Study Finds

Medicare could have saved nearly $1 billion in 2016 if it used generic versions of pricey combination drug-device products instead of the brand name versions, according to a new study.

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Obamacare Exchange Consumers Stick Around Longer. Does That Mean They’re Sicker?

More Americans who rely on the Affordable Care Act's exchanges for health insurance coverage are keeping their plans longer throughout the year, which raises questions about what's fueling that trend.

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‘Cadillac Tax’ May Finally Be Running Out Of Gas

The politics of health care are changing. And one of the most controversial parts of the Affordable Care Act — the so-called Cadillac tax — may be about to change with it.

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Signs of Trouble – and Progress – as Obamacare 2019 Open Enrollment Nears

The latest health insurance data gives new ammunition to the Trump administration as it touts the latest bad news on Obamacare, but supporters of the law say there are positive signs for the state and federal marketplaces as 2019 open enrollment nears.

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Paging More Doctors: California’s Worsening Physician Shortage

In a northern California valley stretching under miles of bright blue sky between two snowy volcanic peaks, Mt. Lassen and Mt. Shasta, Daniel Dahle is known as a godsend, a friend, a lifesaver, a companion until the end.

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Trump Donates Second Quarter Salary for 2019 to Surgeon General’s Office

President Trump donated his salary from the second quarter of 2019 to the Surgeon General's office, the White House announced Friday.

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