Viewpoints: An Ode To Medicare Part D; A Plea For Serious Presidential Debate On Health Care

A selection of opinions on health care from around the country.

Viewpoints: Obamacare Through The Lens Of 2016 Politics; Desmond Tutu On Dignity In Dying

A selection of opinions on health care from around the country.

Hospitals Ask Feds To Slow Down Proposals To Shift Away From Fee-For-Service Payments

The Department of Health and Human Services has a goal of moving 50 percent of its Medicare payments from fee for service to instead reward quality or value through alternative payment models by the end of 2018. Other Medicare news explores the cost of a proposal to change how the government pays for drugs administered in doctors' offices and efforts by insurers to move people "seamlessly" into Medicare Advantage plans.

State Highlights: Texas Is Most Dangerous State To Be Pregnant; Aid-In-Dying Bill Advances In D.C.

Outlets report on health news from Texas, D.C., Connecticut, Florida, Tennessee, Maryland, Colorado, Pennsylvania, California, Arizona, Ohio, Wisconsin and Georgia.

Viewpoints: Obamacare Meltdowns And Fixes; And What's Your Personal Health-Risk Score

A selection of opinions on health care from around the country.

Suit Claims UnitedHealth Used Secret System To Pocket Excessive Profits Off Prescription Drugs

The lawsuit says that one member paid a $50 co-payment for Sprintec, a contraceptive, while UnitedHealth paid the pharmacy only $11.65. The pharmacy was then required to hand the extra $38.85 over to UnitedHealth under its agreement with the insurer.

Tracking Who Makes Money On A Brand-Name Drug

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KHN's coverage of prescription drug development, costs and pricing is supported in part by the Laura and John Arnold Foundation.