Dr. Timothy Anderson and colleagues published a research letter in JAMA on April 2 indicating that 16-out-of-17 U.S.-based pharmaceutical companies had at least one member among its board of directors who was also simultaneously serving as a leader at a...

Dev’on Cross was six when his mother was diagnosed with fibromyalgia and multiple sclerosis. Years later, Dev’on experienced his own set of health problems, including corneal eye ulcers, brain cysts, deafness in his left ear, and two bouts of pneumonia....

Through a wave of mergers and acquisitions, coupled with downsizing or closing of financially-stressed hospitals, health systems are scrambling to re-position themselves in a changing marketplace that includes new Affordable Care Act incentives and penalties. Some hospitals and health systems...

First, congratulate yourselves and each other After a horrific start in much of the country, with not only the federal marketplace but also many states as well failing to perform, the first ACA open enrollment period finished on a strong...

Navigators, assisters, and certified application counselors are the unbiased people who are there helping consumers understand what the Affordable Care Act means for them and the new insurance options available to them through the law. We want to elevate their...

At the beginning of March, we were thrilled to report that the bi-partisan way had been paved for New Hampshire to expand its Medicaid program. With Senate approval of Senate Bill 413 in hand, the House passed the Medicaid expansion...

Navigators, assisters, and certified application counselors are the unbiased people who are there helping consumers understand what the Affordable Care Act means for them and the new insurance options available to them through the law. We want to elevate their...

One of the goals of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is to increase the number of people who have access to health insurance, no matter what their life or economic circumstances. We are all working hard to ensure the ACA...

I recently had to submit a special request on behalf of a young man in my practice to authorize a prescription for Nexium (esomeprazole) for his heartburn. Medicaid had switched its preferred drug for stomach acid-related problems from Nexium, which...