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Congress has had its hands full on various pieces of legislation this week, including a response to the Zika Virus, cost-saving programs for Medicare, and the expansion of health savings accounts, to name a few. House: H.R. 4396, Frank Pallone, to...

A recent blog post in Health Affairs shows the health care system needs collaboration among all players to deliver high-value, patient-centered care. We are seeing this collaboration in action with two health care organizations that are working together...

The latest Drug of the Week installment calls attention to a growing problem that’s putting pharmaceutical profits ahead of patient access: abuse of the Orphan Drug Act. Instead of encouraging the development of treatments that will help patients with...

Thirty-seven percent of seniors enrolled in Medicare Advantage had incomes of less than $20,000, compared with 34 percent of fee-for-service Medicare beneficiaries, according to a new AHIP report. More than 40 percent of Hispanic Medicare beneficiaries...

As the health care system focuses on improving end-of-life care, health plans like Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts are stepping up to the challenge. “Everyone, regardless of economic, cultural, racial, or geographic differences, must have their...