Health Care

A study recently published in Health Affairs found that consolidation in California has caused health care costs to spike for both patients and insurers.

New quality measures are shining a light on troubled nursing homes covered by Medicare and Medicaid.

The teams will assess infection prevention practices and deploy beginning in November, according to Health Commissioner Dr. Shereef Elnahal.

While many individuals are looking for nurse practitioner positions, there aren’t enough RNs and licensed practical nurses.

Republican U.S. Representative Scott Perry took to Facebook Live last Thursday to talk pre-existing conditions.

Volunteers help Philadelphia patients confined to their hospital rooms cast their votes.

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A report released Tuesday focused on several shortage areas in primary care access for Philadelphians.

2019 ACA insurance open enrollment begins in less than two weeks.

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Minnesota’s top law enforcement official has sued two New Jersey pharmaceutical giants for “deceptive, misleading, and misrepresentative” price hikes on insulin.

What people will end up paying, as in previous years, varies by age and county.

Some experts are asking if insurance companies — which receive hundreds of billions in public money — are earning their Medicaid checks?

Recent N.J. polls have shown health care to be among the top issues for voters heading into November’s midterm elections.

The fate of Obamacare could be decided by which party wins control of Congress in November.