Cost-Containment

Researchers used 99 data points, from doctor availability to excessive drinking rates to economic health.

HHS had announced earlier in the week that it was halting federal funds that support three social safety net programs in California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota and New York.

One question asked was whether the No Surprises Act lets providers sue, even when patients lose no money.

He reposted an argument against the extension on Truth Social but sounded unsure on Air Force One.

Ten states have chosen not to expand Medicaid to uninsured, low-income adults — an optional provision of the ACA that is mainly paid for by federal funds.

“This is about more than insulin prices; it’s about the crushing cost pressures families are facing and the very real harm that comes when corporations exploit people who have no choice but to pay,” Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield said.