4+ day, 22+ hour ago  (1144+ words) May 12, 2026, 8: 00 PM One of the many landmark provisions of the Affordable Care Act was its emphasis on covering mental and behavioral health issues. Before the ACA, such coverage was sporadic and inconsistent. While some health insurance plans offered mental health…...

1+ hour, 33+ min ago  (677+ words) Portneuf Medical Center in Pocatello, Idaho, is an acute care facility that has provided health care to eastern Idaho since 1907. (Christina Lords/Idaho Capital Sun) An East Idaho hospital and a major health insurer are struggling to agree to terms…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (340+ words) May 18, 2026--United Healthcare Community Plan of D. C. has earned the Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS) Distinction by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA). NCQA is a private, non-profit organization dedicated to improving health care quality. Oops, something went wrong United…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago  (184+ words) STAT is a media company focused on finding and telling compelling stories about health, medicine, and scientific discovery. We produce daily news, investigative articles, and narrative projects in addition to multimedia features, podcasts, and opinion pieces. We tell our stories…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago  (749+ words) Home " Congressional & Capitol Hill News " Trump's Health Care Cost Transparency Action is a Dose of Good News Americans grappling with affordability just got a helpful boost from the Trump administration, which on Friday announced a new push to reduce health…...

10+ hour, 28+ min ago  (741+ words) Dr. Marc Serota, Founder and CEO of MD Integrations, is a quadruple board-certified physician with licensure across 45 states. "I'm a physician by training. In medicine, there's a simple assumption built into every system: "Eventually, someone will ask why a decision…...

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2+ day, 12+ hour ago  (118+ words) Embargoed for release until 5: 00 p. m. ET on Monday 25 May 2026" 1. Direct-to-consumer pharmacies could save commercially insured patients 85% on high-cost drugs 2. Early use of tirzepatide better improves blood sugar control compared with standard care in type 2 diabetes 3. ACP says increased oversight of private…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (448+ words) A'Southlake medical spa is accused of using off-brand, illegal Botox on patients. Pictured, a patient receives a Botox injection at a clinic in Arlington, Va. , on June 5, 2009.' A Southlake medical spa is accused of using off-brand, illegal Botox on patients,…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (1080+ words) Florida is the only state in the nation removing children from its low-cost health insurance program, Kid Care, because of missed payments. It removed about 43, 000 children from December 2024 to November 2025. Florida has filed multiple lawsuits challenging a federal rule that…...