Katie Kuehner-Hebert is a freelance writer based in Running Springs, Calif. She has more than three decades of journalism experience, with particular expertise in employee benefits and other human resource topics.
The prevalence of longer-term dispensing of opioids has dropped considerably in a number of states that have implemented policies and initiatives to combat the opioid epidemic, according to a new study by the Workers Compensation Research Institute.
Medicaid recipients are more satisfied with their coverage than individuals who are enrolled in commercial health plans, according to the J.D. Power 2017 Managed Medicaid Special Report.
President Trump should declare a 'national emergency' to combat the nations opioid epidemic, according to a draft interim report issued Monday by the Presidents Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis.
A growing number of senators are ignoring President Trumps demands to try yet again to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, while some are pushing a new tactic: block-granting health care to the states.
President Trump is trying to force Congress to try yet again to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act by threatening to withhold the laws cost-sharing reduction payments to health insurance companies participating on the exchanges.
Amazon is venturing further into the health care sector, creating a secret lab to research opportunities in electronic medical records, telemedicine and other projects, according to CNBC.