Cost-Containment

The Paragon Health Institute authors could be on short lists for Trump administration posts.<br/>

PhRMA's “Middleman” and “Your Insurance” characters snatch savings away from a bewildered patient.

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The American Medical Association plans to seek a federal ban on post-service coverage denials for pre-certified care.

One of the hot GLP-1 agonists will lose its patent protection in the United States in just eight years.

The agency estimates a House AHP measure would add $2.9 billion to the federal budget deficit over 10 years.