Story at a glance Over 20 states and Washington, D.C., have legalized recreational adult cannabis use. Results of a new study show legalization was linked with increased alcohol use, but not increased rates of binge drinking or heavy drinking. Findings also varied based on demographic factors. Rates of alcohol use have increased alongside policies legalizing…
Even in states where abortion remains legal, and voters have supported abortion rights ballot initiatives or rejected ballot proposals to ban abortion, reproductive care is being restricted in geographic regions dominated by hospitals with refusal policies.
Complaints about misleading health insurance marketing are soaring. State insurance commissioners are taking notice. They’ve created a shared internal database to monitor questionable business practices, and, in the future, they hope to provide a public-facing resource for consumers. In the meantime, consumers should shop wisely as open enrollment season begins.
A prescription middleman on Friday confirmed that it has promised to pay Ohio $15 million to settle fraud claims against it. When the state announced the deal two days earlier, the company denied it had been finalized.
Sixty-one percent of healthcare organizations say they've suffered a cyberattack on their cloud infrastructure in the past year, and the vast majority say these IT incidents hurt them financially, according to a study by cybersecurity vendor Netwrix.
Atrium Health and Novant Health Inc. are pushing back hard against accusations by state Treasurer Dale Folwell that they are playing “a shell game” with their Medicare data.
People of color -- especially Black and Hispanic people -- were less likely to receive Paxlovid and other Covid-19 treatments, according to a study published Thursday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon voters are being asked to decide whether the state should be the first in the nation to amend its constitution to explicitly declare that affordable health care is a fundamental human right.
Some of the nation’s largest insurers and pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) impose coverage exclusions and other restrictions on birth control products, contrary to an Affordable Care Act (ACA) requirement, according to a House investigation. Under the ACA, health plans must cover Food and Drug Administration-approved contraceptive products without cost-sharing. But a staff report from the…
Ohio has funneled nearly $14 million in taxpayer funds to the center and others like it over the last decade, according to government records -- even as state leaders have cut funding that previously went to Planned Parenthood.