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Georgia's governor gets a hospital and an insurer reach a new deal to get 650,000 patients out of limbo, plus more payer news.

When the Surgeon General issued an advisory calling for more people to carry naloxone, proponents were almost giddy. But the drug is expensive.

Congress needs to end a longtime cap on funds choking the number of medical residencies, plus more physician practice news from around the web.

Two medical associations are pushing for greater use of value-based payments in opioid addiction treatment.

HSA and HDHP enrollments continue to grow each year, an approach backed by members of Congress and the administration.

Lawmakers on an influential House committee appear to be looking at Medicare reimbursement as a culprit of opioid overprescribing.

The move comes amid a groundswell of concern in the medical community in labeling the problem as a public health issue.

Speaker Paul Ryan didn't accomplish his goal of Medicare and Medicaid reform, but providers are worried his successor will pick up the torch.

It’s not just students taking a public stand on gun violence. Doctors have added their voices to the debate over gun control.

There are a number of solutions to tackle rising drug prices, experts say—if they can actually be put in place.