Health Care Reform

This decision leaves the door open for other plaintiffs who may bring a similar challenge against the FDA and mifepristone in the future.

Yet, health plans still have areas for improvement, such as providing better access to care managers.

Early government survey results show that one group that might be struggling is high-income people.

The AMA, AHIP and NAACOS developed a resource guide on best practices to advance value-based care, which includes input from physicians on lessons learned for patient attribution, financial risk and benchmarking.

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.