February 20, 2020
In a statewide survey conducted by the Texas Medical Association, people reported that health plans’ practice of requiring approval before covering prescribed drugs and tests was undermining patient care.
February 18, 2020
Insurers continue to manipulate their formularies to boost profits, new data from Maine suggest.
February 17, 2020
The Federal Communications Commission’s proposal to create a three-digit suicide hotline is drawing praise from the patient advocacy community.
February 13, 2020
More patients may face an ugly co-pay surprise when new rules from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services take effect.
February 11, 2020
In a recent letter to CMS, Rep. Joyce Beatty and Rep. Christopher Smith called for more affordable access to PCSK9 inhibitors for seniors.
February 6, 2020
While the percentage of uninsured Americans has decreased, the percentage of Americans who cannot access a physician because of costs has gone up.
February 4, 2020
Twenty years after an international charter launched the first World Cancer Day, this year’s event allows advocates to reflect on what’s changed – and what hasn’t – in cancer care.
January 30, 2020
For the 90 million Americans with vision conditions, daily struggles can be compounded by barriers to proper care.
January 27, 2020
Good intentions are having unintended consequences for hepatitis C patients in California.
January 22, 2020
After years without treatment options, people living with thyroid eye disease got a surprise from the FDA this week.
