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Vaccine Document Request Hits a Roadblock

Bonner R Cohen -
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) asked a federal judge in Texas to throw out a public information document request by a group...

CBO: Illegal Aliens Are Costing Medicaid Billions

Kevin Stone -
Federal and state spending for medical services for illegal aliens topped $16 billion under “border czar” Kamala Harris, an increase of 124 percent compared...

Trump Must Use His Victory to Fix Health Care – Commentary

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By Chad Savage, M.D. With the reelection of Donald Trump and the potential involvement of transformative figures like Elon Musk and Robert Kennedy Jr., the...

Assembly-Line Medicine Weakens Doctor-Patient Relationships, Patients’ Health – Interview

AnneMarie Schieber -
Editor’s Note: On July 31, JAMA Network published the results of a survey that found patients’ trust in doctors and hospitals dropped 31 percentage...

Guidebook Helps Seniors Avoid Costly Mistakes During Medicare Enrollment

AnneMarie Schieber -
Medicare’s annual enrollment period has begun, and a nonprofit policy organization has released a first-ever guidebook to help seniors make decisions they will not...

Courts Order Controversial Program for Estranged Parents

Ashley Bateman -
A judge in a child custody matter allowed the forced and unannounced removal of children from their custodial mother so they could enter a...

Pharma Giant Pfizer Launches Health Care Hub

Ashley Bateman -
Pfizer’s revenue from pharmaceuticals declined Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer is getting into the health care delivery business. The company announced on August 27 the launch of...

Medicare is the Key to Fixing the Doctor Shortage – Commentary

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By Mario H. Lopez Today, it can take weeks to see a doctor, and when patients do get in, appointments last about 15 minutes. The...

Election Outcome Might Mean Big Changes in Medicaid

Bonner R Cohen -
Though it has received scant attention in this year’s presidential campaign, Medicaid, the $600 billion-a-year federal program for lower-income people, could be in for...

Michigan Becomes Sixth State to Axe Abortion Data Collection

AnneMarie Schieber -
Despite the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists calling abortion an “essential component of women’s health care,” Michigan has become the latest state to...

Abortion Pill Complications Can Hike Medicaid Costs

Harry Painter -
A new study that found abortion pills lead to more ER visits than birth or surgery raises questions about who is responsible for paying...

Abortion Pills Lead to More ER Trips than Surgery, Birth

Harry Painter -
Chemical abortions are more likely to cause serious emergency room visits than surgical abortions or giving birth, a new study has found. The study from...

Use of Weight Loss Drug Widespread, and Costly

AnneMarie Schieber -
As obesity rates in the United States soar, insurance companies, including Medicaid and Medicare, are facing financial headwinds to pay for prescription drugs for...

Psychiatric Hospitals Hold Patients Involuntarily—for Money

Joe Barnett -
In-patient mental health and drug abuse facilities across the country are holding patients involuntarily, now aided by a new Biden administration rule requiring insurers...

ACA Quality of Coverage Is Getting Worse

Bonner R Cohen -
Enrollees in Affordable Care Act (ACA) insurance plans are being buffeted not just by higher premiums but also by a marked decline in the...

Man Dies After Mental Health Care Denied on Obamacare Plan

Harry Painter -
A man struggling with alcoholism died after trying unsuccessfully for months to find a mental health therapist covered by his Obamacare plan. An NPR/ProPublica report...

Managerialism Is Destroying Medicine -Commentary

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By Aaron Kheriaty, M.D. Americans are rapidly losing trust in the medical profession. The percentage of U.S. adults who are confident medical scientists act in the best...

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AnneMarie Schieber
AnneMarie Schieber is a research fellow at The Heartland Institute and managing editor of Health Care News, Heartland's monthly newspaper for health care reform.

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