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Health policy
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Azar talks about plan to lower prescription drug prices
Last week, President Trump spoke about his plans to lower prescription drug prices by increasing competition and creating incentives for…
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Audio recording of CMS press briefing now available
Audio of a Tuesday briefing with Seema Verma, the administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, is being made…
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Medicaid expansion may go to the ballot box in three states
Advocates in three conservative states – Utah, Idaho and Nebraska – are trying to get Medicaid expansion on the ballot…
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Making a strong case for attending the upcoming AHCJ conference
Sammy Caiola, a health journalist in Sacramento, is nothing if not prepared. As far back as December, Caiola had delivered…
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Health economist Reinhardt, 80, was longtime friend to AHCJ
Health care economist and Princeton University professor Uwe Reinhardt, 80, a German émigré and a longtime friend of the Association…
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Behind the investigation into former HHS secretary’s travels
A few months ago, two of our Politico health reporters Dan Diamond and Rachana Pradhan, told me they had heard…
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Covering preparedness, hurricanes and other natural disasters
Residents of Texas will be dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey for a long time to come. Journalists will…
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Patient access to health records in jeopardy amid heath policy upheaval
Amid the deep uncertainty over what changes Congress could make to the health care sector in the coming years, patients…
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Experts outline framework to address health care consolidations
The wave of mergers and acquisitions in health care in the age of reform hasn’t stopped – and three top-notch…
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After transgender reversal, health care providers worry about impact
U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to rescind federal guidelines to schools on bathroom use for transgender students had been long…