Hospitals and health care entities would have to publicly report their prices and limit price hikes to benchmarks set by the New Jersey under new legislation that’s meant to contain soaring medical costs.
A recent hearing of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee showcased the rationale Republicans will use in pursuing significant Medicaid spending cuts.
Hundreds of healthcare providers from the Missouri Nurses Association (MONA) headed to the state capitol Wednesday to advocate for legislation to help address staffing shortages and other industry concerns.
Studies show nurses are the largest provider of healthcare services in Missouri, but they're in short supply, according to MONA executive director Jill Kliethermes.
The latest data from the Missouri Hospital Association indicate nurse vacancy rates reached just over 15% in 2023. Additionally, Kliethermes said of the 114 counties in Missouri, all but three are considered healthcare provider shortage areas.
Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island has reported a net loss of $115 million for 2024 after experiencing a nearly 20% increase in health care costs over the past 18 months. The company also announced a 3% reduction in the workforce, which constitutes 30 employees. Driven by a surge in both healthcare prices and utilization, pharmacy costs for BCBSRI members jumped 14% in 2024, while outpatient care grew more than 10% over the prior year.
Lawmakers and health experts are sounding the alarm after HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. argued in an opinion piece that vitamin A and nutrition, instead of vaccines, will help stop the spread of measles.
A recent study has revealed that an aspirin a day may stop cancer from spreading. In 2025, over 2 million new cancer cases are expected in the U.S., with more than 618,000 deaths—about 1,700 per day—according to the American Cancer Society. The research, conducted by scientists at the University of Cambridge in England, discovered the common drug could reduce metastasis—the spread of cancer cells from the original tumor to other parts of the body—by stimulating the immune system.