A potential change to reduce upcoding in Medicare could worsen health disparities.
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Posted inHealth Law
The Conservative Clash Over Abortion Bans
Republican lawmakers in at least seven states are pushing to make their state abortion bans less restrictive.
Posted inPublic Health
The Return of Our Research Newsletter
Meet the man behind our revamped research newsletter.
Posted inHealth Technology
How Patients and Providers Respond to Electronic Messaging Fees
Charging patients each time they message their health care providers may not be good for either group, research suggests.
Posted inHealth Equity
The Push to Bring Medicaid Behind Bars
People leaving incarceration are at extremely high risk of hospitalization and death, and some states think Medicaid could help.
Posted inCost of Care
Medicare Director Meena Seshamani on CMS’ New Drug Pricing Powers
Medicare director Meena Seshamani discusses her team’s sprint to put historic drug price reforms into action.
Posted inCost of Care
Medicare Releases Details of Major Drug Price Reform
Medicare’s historic plan to slow prescription drug spending is taking shape.
Posted inCost of Care
States’ Uphill Battle to Stop Runaway Health Care Costs
Health care prices went from secrets to the subject of public meetings in Massachusetts. Now other states are following suit to bend the cost curve.
Posted inHealth Equity
One Doctor’s Crusade to Improve Health Literacy
Dr. Lisa Fitzpatrick believes plainspoken information from trusted messengers can help shrink health disparities, and some insurers are buying in.
Posted inCost of Care
The End of Humira’s $200 Billion Drug Monopoly
What will happen when the best selling drug ever finally faces direct competition?