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The guidance could ultimately allow states to shift more consumers toward plans that don't offer comprehensive coverage.

Congress has reached a consensus on a legislation package aimed at the opioid crisis, setting the stage to swiftly send a bill to the president.

Leaders of the House and Senate are asking HRSA to finalize 340B regulations that have been delayed multiple times.

A new bill would prohibit discrimination based on a variety of “health status-related factors.” But the devil is in the details, policy experts warn.

While some believe the plans offer coverage alternatives, others say they are hardly coverage at all.

Health policy experts blamed hospital consolidation and a lack of price transparency as some of the key drivers of ballooning healthcare costs.

Lawmakers are pointing to the removal of two senior cybersecurity staffers as one reason for "significant confusion" about the status of HCCIC.

Watchdog officials say the 340B program needs more clarity and transparency as senators criticized the delay of an Obama-era rule.

A lawsuit will challenge the FDA’s decision to allow electronic cigarettes to go unregulated, plus more physician practice news from around the web.

The long-awaited omnibus spending bill contains no funding to reduce ACA plan premiums, much to the disappointment of the insurance industry.