STAT+: How hospitals could make money off of Kamala Harris’ medical debt relief plan
WASHINGTON — The largest health system in North Carolina simply wasn’t interested in canceling its…
Category: states
STAT+: Meet the billionaire media mogul who’s taking on the food industry
WASHINGTON — The idea for Todd Wagner’s new advocacy organization FoodFight USA, he says, came…
Harris’ reported running mate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, boasts progressive health care record
WASHINGTON — With Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate, Vice President Kamala Harris…
STAT+: CVS and its PBM agree to pay $45 million to Illinois for failing to pass drug rebates
CVS Caremark, one of the largest pharmacy benefit managers in the country, agreed to pay…
Why a blue state embraced raw milk, despite bird flu and other health risks
DOVER, Del. – The mood in the Delaware General Assembly chamber was jovial last Thursday…
Biden’s Supreme Court abortion wins could be short lived
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court this month handed President Biden a pair of wins on…
Statehouses are a hotbed of tobacco lobbying and legislation
WASHINGTON — Around the country, statehouses from Harrisburg, Penn. to Tallahassee, Fla., are being flooded…
Opinion: EMTALA, a vital health law you’ve never heard of, is in danger
Anyone who has gone to a hospital’s emergency room expecting to receive medical care —…
Health disparities and premature deaths run deep, even in best-performing states
A new analysis of health inequities in the United States shows that every state has…
STAT+: Virginia governor vetoes plans to create a prescription drug affordability board
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin vetoed a bill that would have created a new entity for…
STAT+: HCA reports almost $1 billion more in charity care to Medicare than to its shareholders, drawing more taxpayer money
The country’s biggest hospital chain, HCA Healthcare, told the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services…
Opinion: Hospital care costs are out of control. Price caps can help
Here’s just the tip of the iceberg: $722.50 for a nurse to push a drug…
Florida Supreme Court upholds state’s 15-week ban on most abortions, paving way for 6-week ban
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The Florida Supreme Court on Monday upheld the state’s ban on most…
STAT+: Pharma companies and their allies seek to exempt orphan drugs from state pricing limits
As more states create dedicated boards to cap the costs of medicines, some drugmakers and…
STAT+: Pharma loses a key battle over a state law concerning 340B pharmacies
In a setback to the pharmaceutical industry, a U.S. appeals court has upheld an Arkansas…
Delta 8 THC use reported by 11% of high school seniors
WASHINGTON — In the last year, an estimated 11% of high school seniors have used…
STAT+: Massachusetts lawmakers consider $1 billion proposal to bolster region’s life science leadership
Next stop: Beacon Hill. Governor Maura Healey’s long-awaited plan to double down on state funding…
Opinion: IVF bans like Alabama’s could cost the lives of children already born
When my wife, Laurie, completed her ninth in vitro fertilization cycle in the spring of…
Opinion: A new Louisiana capital-punishment bill would fundamentally alter physician licensing
After the recent nitrogen gas execution in Alabama of Kenneth Smith, state Attorney General Steve…
STAT+: Oregon suspends a portion of its drug transparency law found to be unconstitutional
In a victory for the pharmaceutical industry, Oregon officials have suspended a portion of a…
STAT+: Amgen’s rheumatoid arthritis drug Enbrel targeted for first-in-the-nation price limit in Colorado
WASHINGTON — Colorado is pioneering a new way for states to crack down on prescription…
Opinion: The Alabama IVF ruling uses faux scientific language to justify a religious position
Imagine having 15 miscarriages. Maybe you can shrug off the first one or two and…
STAT+: Louisiana, Oregon deals show health insurer acquisitions aren’t a sure thing anymore
A deal is never really done until it’s done. On Tuesday, two different proposed insurance…
STAT+: States are ramping up scrutiny of health transactions, as more provider groups look for buyers
UnitedHealth Group’s Optum has bought an untold number of physician practices over the years. It…
Texas Medicaid agrees to fully cover gene therapy for Afghan refugees’ infant
After a months-long fight with Texas Medicaid over coverage of a gene therapy, Afghan refugees…
Texas Medical Board under pressure to define emergency exception to abortion ban
Amid ongoing uncertainty about when abortions are permissible in Texas, the state’s medical board is…
Opinion: I’m an anesthesiologist. Kenneth Smith’s execution by nitrogen gas was far from ‘textbook’
On Thursday evening, the state of Alabama executed Kenneth Eugene Smith by nitrogen gas. Now,…
Opinion: Other states should follow New Jersey’s lead on prior authorization reform
Imagine this scene: You are a cancer patient already navigating fear and uncertainty around your…
In partial reversal, Texas Medicaid greenlights first step in gene therapy for Afghan refugees’ infant son
The Pashai family of Dallas on Thursday got some good news, but not exactly the…
Advocates expect Supreme Court Idaho abortion decision to fuel efforts to further restrict access
The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to consider the legality of Idaho’s abortion law — and…
Biden’s FDA is letting Ron DeSantis import cheaper drugs from Canada. Who gets to take credit?
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration has approved Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ plan to import a…
UnitedHealth’s rehab restrictions, Texas medical school drama, and health care’s biggest profits
You’re reading the web version of Health Care Inc., STAT’s weekly newsletter following the flow of…
STAT+: 3 health policies states are taking on in 2024
For most states, the new year means a new legislative session. STAT’s taking a look…
STAT+: Medical marijuana companies are using pharma’s sales tactics with little of the same scrutiny
WASHINGTON — Medical marijuana companies sell medicine, just like pharmaceutical companies. But they’re not playing…
Opinion: Exceptions to abortion restrictions often fail people like Kate Cox whose babies are sure to die
Imagine being in the midst of your pregnancy, and you learn that your baby is…
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STAT+: Vertex gets a win as Colorado board leaves cystic fibrosis drug off a list of unaffordable medicines
In a win for Vertex Pharmaceuticals, a Colorado state board voted not to place the…
Opinion: Having a child with complex medical needs is hard enough. Navigating the health care system makes it worse
Many families take for granted the ritual of taking a newborn baby home, car seat…
STAT+: U.S. judge orders Minnesota to pause its drug pricing transparency law over constitutional issues
In a victory for the pharmaceutical industry, a U.S. judge ruled that Minnesota must temporarily…
Opinion: Big Weed today is a whole lot like Big Tobacco in the 1950s
OK, marijuana is now legal. So where’s the public health approach? Strictly speaking, marijuana use…
STAT+: A growing number of U.S. states, cities, and counties are suing insulin makers and PBMs
In response to strained budgets, a growing number of state and local governments across the…
Opinion: Ohio has enshrined the right to an abortion. But major obstacles remain for patients and providers
Last week those of us who work in reproductive health care celebrated a historic victory in Ohio:…
STAT+: Michigan bill that would pare back pharma liability shied law moves closer to enactment
A one-of-a-kind law in Michigan that prevents the state government and residents from suing pharmaceutical…
Opinion: State and local governments across the country are sidelining science
In late August 2017, Hurricane Harvey brought Texas rain that just wouldn’t stop. After four…
Ohio voters enshrine abortion access in constitution in latest statewide win for reproductive rights
COLUMBUS — Ohio voters approved a constitutional amendment on Tuesday that ensures access to abortion…
Pulse oximeters’ inaccuracies in darker-skinned people require urgent action, AGs tell FDA
More than two dozen attorneys general are urging Food and Drug Administration officials to take…
Opinion: State Prescription Drug Affordability Boards could end up limiting access to the life-saving cystic fibrosis medication Trikafta
I was living on the precipice of end-stage disease when I enrolled in the clinical…
STAT+: Colorado pioneered legal marijuana without sparking ‘reefer madness,’ but challenges lie ahead
DENVER — On Jan. 1, it will be 10 years since customers lined up in…
Opinion: Connecticut’s comptroller explains his thinking about GLP-1s for state employees
This article is part of a partnership between First Opinion and Tradeoffs, a podcast exploring our…
STAT+: Brigham and Women’s exec opens up about the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute split, and what it means for the future of cancer care
The severing of ties between two of Boston’s biggest health care giants has placed one…
Republicans aren’t quite done talking about Obamacare, after all
WASHINGTON — In a far-ranging debate that touched on everything from border control issues to…