The Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act would keep manufacturers from tweaking products to maintain patent protection.

The bill would establish a standardized electronic prior authorization process for Medicare Advantage plans, and it could serve as a model for new rules for employer plans.

Sen. Warren and Sen. Markey introduced the bill after watching PE-backed hospitals in Massachusetts struggle.

The Novo Nordisk's CEO has agreed to testify before the Senate HELP Committee voluntarily, without a subpoena.

CFPB officials questions whether late medical bill payments have much to do with how well people pay their other bills.

Sen. Duckworth's bill, Right to IVF Act, would require any group health plan that covered obstetrical services to cover in-vitro fertilization.

The deal, which is similar to those with three other insurers, limits use of retroactive insurability checks to 90 days.

National Health Expenditure forecasters see increases in cost per participant slowing somehwat, while employer spending will rise.