A Washington Post investigation said the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) dropped its aggressive efforts against pharmacies, physicians, distributors and manufacturers to curb opioid abuse, mostly thanks to pressure from drug companies.

The calls for a government-run insurance option on the Affordable Care Act’s insurance exchanges are being met with resistance from groups that had supported the law.

A new California law on out-of-network billing may be blocked by a lawsuit from a controversial medical association.

Ahead of the final open enrollment period of his presidency, Barack Obama made the case that the Affordable Care Act is working, but could be improved with additions like new tax credits and reviving the controversial public option.

HHS has estimated 13.8 million people will purchase coverage on Affordable Care Act (ACA) insurance exchanges during the next open enrollment period.

The sharp increase in opioid abuse and the resulting deaths hasn’t led to a strong response from primary care physicians, even though they could recognize problems in patients earlier.

The top trade group representing long-term care facilities is suing CMS for its new rule banning mandatory arbitration agreements in cases of patient harm.

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has successfully blocked the merger of Pennsylvania’s Pinnacle Health System and Penn State Hershey Medical Center as the two nixed their consolidation plan after the courts sided with the FTC.