Health Affairs' Jeff Byers welcomes Stacie Dusetzina of Vanderbilt University Medical Center and David Simon of the ...

For now, the most reasonable stance is watchful waiting: acknowledging the real problems WISeR seeks to address, recognizing ...

The North Carolina State Health Plan experience shows us that large, self-insured employers can work to bend the cost curve ...

In 2025, the average annual premium for family health coverage reached $26,993, an increase of $1,408 (6 percent) from the previous year. Covered workers contributed an average of 16 percent ($1,440) ...

A patient-led process for comparing actual bills to data reported under the hospital price transparency rule would help the ...

ICHRAs are a fascinating experiment that could open the door to a new phase of US health policy, but benefiting from an ...

This shift could improve care coordination and create opportunities for cost savings through enhanced formulary flexibility ...

After four years, federal price transparency rules have revealed a meaningful number of prices. But they’ve revealed ...

Under FDA regulations, suspension is not the end of the process. Unless a license holder voluntarily relinquishes its license ...

Medicaid’s open-ended matching funding arrangements distribute a much larger amount of federal funding to wealthier states ...

Edward Anselm, MD, is a board-certified internist with a long-standing focus on public health, tobacco control, and preventive care. He earned his medical degree fr ...

Hospitals across the country—particularly those operating emergency departments—face a mounting storm of legal, operational, ...