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President Donald Trump’s work to lower prescription drug costs for patients will undoubtedly be one of his most significant legacies. From the legislation he recently signed to increase transparency among pharmacy benefit managers to the historic pricing deals he has negotiated with drug manufacturers, Trump has made more progress on this issue than any of […]

The Trump administration will require all states to launch audits of Medicaid providers following months of scandals involving hundreds of millions in fraud and waste in the program. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz announced Tuesday that his agency would request plans from all 50 states to conduct reevaluations of their […]

EXCLUSIVE — Two Midwestern hospital systems are facing civil rights complaints alleging they unlawfully restrict scholarship opportunities based on race, escalating a broader push against diversity-focused programs in medical institutions by the Trump administration. The advocacy group Do No Harm filed complaints Tuesday with the Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights […]

A Pennsylvania appeals court on Monday struck down a law prohibiting state Medicaid dollars from covering elective abortions, intensifying the conflict over abortion access in the commonwealth.  In a 4-3 ruling, the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania, one of the state’s appeals courts, recognized a fundamental right to “reproductive autonomy” in a long-awaited case on whether […]

We’ve all seen it: Officers respond to someone in the midst of a mental health crisis or an overdose. As a former officer and police chief in Irving, Texas, I saw those painful moments again and again. We answered those calls because someone had to, but too often, we were being asked to respond to […]