Graduate students at the University of Pittsburgh have compiled a list of recommendations to prevent opioid overdoses that is being presented at the American Public Health Association 2016 Annual Meeting & Exposition in Denver.

The validity of arbitration clauses in nursing home residency agreements will be decided by the U.S. Supreme Court, as justices have agreed to hear a case against two Kentucky facilities.

A bipartisan group of Senators is proposing ways to improve health outcomes for Medicare beneficiaries with chronic conditions, which account for the majority of Medicare spending.

Information on Illinois’ health insurance exchange may be incomplete or inaccurate as shoppers prepare for the fourth open enrollment period.

A new poll from the Kaiser Family Foundation asked what healthcare policies they’d most like to see Congress and the next president address—and making changes to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) wasn’t the most popular answer.

Neighborhood Health Plan (NHP), a Medicaid managed care subsidiary of Boston-based Partners Health Care, is suspending enrollment of new members after $241 million in losses since 2014.

In 2001, when West Virginia noticed a rise in deaths due to oxycodone, the active ingredient in OxyContin painkillers, it tried requiring prior authorization for the drug. But its manufacturer, Purdue Pharma, wrecked the plan by offering rebates to a pharmacy benefits manager.

The state of Vermont is moving ahead with its first-in-the-nation all-payer model emphasizing value-based care.