The nursing home data is part of the Biden administration’s effort to shine a light on an industry that receives substantial federal funding.
Author: Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY
HIV groups struggle to get insurance coverage for expensive prevention drugs, lab tests
HIV activists say people who are eligible for free HIV prevention care often don’t get full coverage even though federal law says they should.
Patients seek relief from spiraling drug prices. Will the Inflation Reduction Act deliver?
Cancer and multiple sclerosis patients insured by Medicare are among those awaiting lower drug prices from the Inflation Reduction Act.
Does exercise stave off Alzheimer’s? Even stretching and balance movements can help, study says
A study finds exercise helps slow cognitive decline in at-risk older adults. It’s an example of how researchers seek to attack Alzheimer’s disease.
‘Significant victory’: How the Inflation Reduction Act would save Medicare drug costs
Inflation Reduction Act would grant Medicare the authority to negotiate drug prices and cap out-of-pocket costs at $2,000 per year.
‘Almost useless’: Patients, advocates critical of federal pace to unlock hospital prices
Consumers are left in the dark about hospital prices before getting care. Now they want Medicare to enforce a new federal price transparency law .
Hospitals must say how much they charge for hundreds of procedures. Here’s why many don’t.
More than half of U.S. hospitals have not shared pricing information as required by a new federal law. Consumer advocates urge federal enforcement.
Alzheimer’s drug fails to slow or halt disease with early treatment
A Colombia study that began enrolling patients in 2013 sought to test the idea that early treatment could delay or prevent Alzheimer’s disease.
Employees push back against wellness programs requiring they get medical checks or pay fees
With no clear federal rules on incentives for health screenings, a lawsuit at Yale University spotlights measures that penalize some workers.
Those ‘free’ COVID tests you take? Labs are raking in millions in tax dollars, study says
A new study highlights mounting costs of COVID testing paid by taxpayers through federal health programs or consumers who buy private insurance.