(The Center Square) – Negotiated lower Medicare costs for 10 popular prescription drugs went into effect Thursday.
(The Center Square) – In 2025, King County recorded its lowest number of overdose deaths since 2021’s 714 fatalities, a decline the region’s public health department attributes to a combination of short- and long- term intervention strategies.
Dr. Stuart Clive is an ER doctor in the town of Weiser, and while he’s caring for his patients there, he’s simultaneously making a difference in the lives of blind people in the far away country of Ghana.
Mental health professionals, Idaho sheriffs and area legislators were among more than 60 people in attendance Friday for the Behavioral Health Open House at the Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office in Ammon.
Pennsylvania health care advocates warn a pending vote in Congress could sharply raise insurance costs for hundreds of thousands of residents, as federal tax credits that help people afford coverage under the Affordable Care Act are set to expire at the end of the year. At a press call this week, advocates said Pennsylvania could be among the states hardest hit if the credits are not extended, pointing to data from the state’s insurance marketplace showing steep premium increases ahead.
(The Center Square) – An additional nine of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies have agreed to offer many of their most popular drugs at most-favored-nation pricing in the U.S.
(The Center Square) - A detransitioner is sharing her story with The Center Square and speaking out in strong support of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy series of regulatory actions designed to block access to gender altering drugs and surgical procedures for minors.
(The Center Square) – The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services unveiled a multi-pronged regulatory effort Thursday to curtail gender-affirming care for minors, including gender transition procedures at hospitals.
Idaho’s health insurance exchange ended open enrollment Monday night, with thousands of Idahoans canceling plans ahead of the expiration of deep federal government subsidies. Overall, enrollment in health insurance plans on Your Health Idaho rose by 3% this year compared to last year, with more than 120,000 Idahoans enrolled in plans on the state exchange. […]
REXBURG — A Monday panel on Idaho’s Medicaid transition was largely characterized by discussion of the future administrative burden faced by health care providers and the varying uncertainties among Medicaid recipients about the growing role out-of-state parties will have in the administration of in-state services.
