Recently signed bill will make it easier for hospitals to use available beds to provide chemical dependency recovery services, including evidence-based medication for addiction treatment

The rising price of eggs in the last year has been linked to bird’s flu impact on the supply chain.  Eggs’ price tag has gone up by 28.1 percent in the last 12 months, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The average price for a dozen large eggs was $3.20, according to the bureau's...

KFF Health News and California Healthline staffers made the rounds on national and local media recently to discuss topical stories. Here’s a collection of their appearances.

My FTI colleagues Mark Van Ert and Krunal Patel summarize some of the new quality measures that will be incorporated into the 2025 CMS Star Ratings that are used to evaluate Medicare Advantage (MA) plans. The CMS Star Ratings are very important as CMS payments to MA plans is expected to increase by ...

Vice President Harris spoke forcefully Friday about the pain experienced by women in states with abortion bans, placing the blame for their suffering squarely on Republicans and former President Trump.  In remarks focused solely on abortion rights, Harris in Atlanta invoked the name of Amber Nicole ...

Microservice architecture is crucial for healthcare organizations as it enhances agility, security and modularity in IT systems. By breaking down large, complex applications into smaller, self-contained units, microservices allow healthcare providers to iterate and modernize more easily without disr...

Pregnancy appears to trigger a kind of “reorganization” of an expecting mother’s brain, new research suggests. MRI images taken of a 38-year-old woman throughout her pregnancy show the condition caused an extensive restructuring of her brain, according to a proof-of-concept study published Monday in...

About 8% of Americans lacked health insurance in 2023, the Census Bureau announced. But its report doesn’t capture the effect of states winnowing their Medicaid rolls by millions of people since the pandemic emergency ended.

When someone gets in a car accident at midnight or a child has a concerning stomachache early in the morning, hospitals are always there to provide care. That’s why it’s so important that health systems mitigate downtime. Many healthcare organizations operate 24/7, 365 days a year. They can’t afford...

The term “health equity” means different things to different people. Beyond guaranteeing all Americans access to adequate, affordable medical care, the pursuit of equity can include addressing social determinants of health, such as housing, education, and environment. Systemic and historical racism ...

Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) defended her vote against bipartisan legislation that expanded health benefits for veterans, saying Tuesday she didn’t want to spend “$600 billion forever.” Boebert faced off in a general election debate against her Democratic opponent, Trisha Calvarese. The Democrat pr...

The answer to this question, of course, depends on your specific research question. However, it is helpful to review what has been done in previous literature. A paper by Vasileiou et al. (2018) conducted a systematic literature review of all published studies using a single-interview-per-participan...