A study ordered by the Food and Drug Administration failed to prove that Makena, the only drug approved to prevent premature birth, is effective. While a panel of experts has recommended withdrawing the drug’s approval, many doctors are wary.
A high-profile effort in Camden, New Jersey, to reduce health spending by identifying high-cost patients and giving them more coordinated and preventive medical care has been copied around the country. Many of those groups are pushing forward with the efforts, despite a recent critical study of the Camden initiative.
Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg uses health care as a key message in his Democratic presidential primary run.
The claim, which builds on previous statements and campaign messaging, drew strong reactions.
The claim, which builds on previous statements and campaign messaging, drew strong reactions.
Democratic presidential candidates also returned to now-familiar themes in debating the differences between “Medicare for All” and more incremental reforms.
Calculations are complicated, but correct.
Calculations are complicated, but correct.
A new state law limits what consumers owe if they’re transported by an air ambulance that’s not part of their insurance network to the amount that they’d be charged if they used an in-network provider. But the law won’t protect millions of consumers whose health plans aren’t regulated by the state.
The impact of the Trump administration’s health policies is not as clear-cut as the president’s reelection campaign suggests.