One way to improve the risk pool on the Affordable Care Act’s health insurance marketplaces is to get more young adults to purchase coverage on the exchanges, so HHS has laid out some of its strategies to court younger people who haven’t enrolled in prior years.

Repealing the Affordable Care Act (ACA), a cap on Medicaid funding, medical liability reform and loosening restrictions on insurers denying coverage based on pre-existing conditions are among the features of the new House Republican health care plan.

The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld changes to patent law made by Congress in 2011 that can make it easier for generic drug manufacturers to invalidate patents.

24 senators and 118 representatives—six of them Republicans—signed letters addressed to the Food and Drug Administration asking for decades-old restrictions on gay men donating blood to be lifted.

The effort to contain the Zika virus in North America could see a much-needed boost in the near future. Human-based vaccine trials could start within weeks, the drug’s developer announced. 

The White House wants to make sure Congress’ bills to curb opioid use in the U.S. include plans for funding. President Obama has said he wants to see up to $1.1 billion offered for opioid addiction treatment and management of the crisis.

In order to implement parts of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), CMS has proposed a new rule to adjust programs for payment errors and eligibility quality control under Medicaid and CHIP.

Here’s a roundup of the latest healthcare news from California, Oregon, Illinois, Ohio and New York