Policy

New research shows Medicare spends $3.6 billion annually on tests and procedures that provide little benefit to older adults — and patients pay another $800 million out of pocket.

Study examines potential harm to market competition by pharmacy benefit managers and health insurers.

Physician groups slam the action as ‘irresponsible, dangerous to our nation’s health.’

Health care is propping up the U.S. employment market, one analyst says.

Rising tariffs threaten health care supply costs, impacting hospitals' financial stability. Urgent action is needed to mitigate these challenges and protect patient care.

Former HHS Secretary Tom Price, M.D., explains why expanding merit-based visas for health care workers could be the key to solving America’s growing physician and workforce shortage.

The President shared letters to pharma CEOs on Truth Social Thursday, giving them 60 days to match U.S. drug prices to the lowest rates in other wealthy nations.

Beyond ‘gotcha!’: Building a modern era of humane utilization management

Amazon, Apple, Google and other major players join CMS in their mission to break down data silos, “kill the clipboard” and empower patients with real-time health information.

Resolution comes as rumors swirl RFK Jr. will remove 16-member panel for being too ‘woke.’

Former HHS Secretary Tom Price, M.D., urges broader recognition of the crisis beyond physicians and nurses.

President Lyndon B. Johnson, President Harry S. Truman, and the 1965 signing of the Medicare and Medicaid Act

Former HHS Secretary Tom Price, M.D., says immigration reform can align with national border priorities.

The two presidents were friends who agreed on the need for ‘a healthier, stronger country.’

Vaccine skeptics, critics lambaste American Academy of Pediatrics online for disrespecting parental authority, religious freedom.

The U.S. health care system is a mess. Here’s what needs to change.

Synthetic opioid sold at stores and online is ‘a recipe for a public health disaster.’

Former HHS Secretary Tom Price, M.D., urges doctors and practices to communicate the need for policy change.

The U.S. health care system is a mess. Here’s what needs to change.

News spreads about a possible shakeup coming for U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.

Former HHS Secretary Tom Price, M.D., discusses why, despite bipartisan potential, the issue keeps getting sidelined.

The U.S. health care system is a mess. Here’s what needs to change.

Former HHS Secretary Tom Price, M.D., explains why thousands of ready-to-practice clinicians remain sidelined.

The U.S. health care system is a mess. Here’s what needs to change.

Former HHS Secretary Tom Price, M.D., backs targeted immigration reform to support U.S. health care.

Former HHS Secretary Tom Price, M.D., says policy barriers are preventing thousands of qualified international clinicians from filling critical gaps in U.S. health care.

The U.S. health care system is a mess. Here’s what needs to change.

Susan Dentzer, president and CEO of America's Physician Groups, sat down with Medical Economics to discuss APG's latest report on Medicare reform, "Medicare Done Right."

Consumer and patient protections are in two bills that have support of doctors in Congress.

Why lower-cost alternatives struggle to gain ground