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If left alone, Medicare Advantage will increasingly push overall costs in Medicare into unsustainable territory. Needed reforms can be phased in over a period of years.

Patients receiving higher doses of buprenorphine were less likely to later require emergency department services or an inpatient hospital stay, researchers found.

The urban-rural gaps in life expectancy and expected health quality for men nearing retirement age have widened significantly over a two-decade period.

Improving FDA efficiency and eliminating CMS barriers to coverage will help get life-saving treatments to patients more quickly.

A few pharmacy benefit managers dominate each of the payer markets, and the three biggest PBMs appear to be targeting different markets.

Even in countries with high access to basic drinking water services, including the United States, doubts about the safety of water were widespread.

Advocating for yourself can pay off when it comes to medical bills, and you may be missing out on financial relief when you don’t pick up the phone.

Most who sought billing help got some relief, but those who may struggle most are less likely to reach out.

Phrases like ‘climate crisis,’ ‘climate emergency’ or ‘climate justice’ might seem to escalate the urgency, but a large survey shows they don’t help and may actually hurt.

The lack of transparency and inability of plan sponsors to assess how much pharmacy benefit managers generate in savings and how much they retain for themselves is the root issue.