On September 30, a federal district judge in Florida held for the first time that lawsuits initiated by whistleblowers under the False Claims Act are unconstitutional, dismissing a Medicare fraud case ...

As our nation ages, with the need to address more mental health and loneliness challenges than ever, it is time to design new ...

Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Janice Jhang of Harvard University about her recent paper that explores how regulatory and market forces are driving adoption of biosimilars.

Before the COVID-19 pandemic, for-profit nursing homes’ revenue generally covered their costs, whereas not-for-profit nursing homes often needed donations and other nonpatient revenue to cover ...

Biosimilars present a key opportunity to contain the growing cost of biologic drug spending and to make essential medications more affordable. However, the lackluster performance of the US biosimilar ...

The NIH’s current system for funding scientific research perpetuates health disparities by privileging established, well-resourced institutions and reinforcing an individual-level focus on disease ...

Regulation of health system consolidation should take into account all aspects of the market for health care goods and ...

The sweeping relief sought by plaintiffs could erode protections for consumers against unanticipated financial liabilities ...

Naomi Zewde ([email protected]), University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California. Sergio Rivera Rodriguez, City University of New York, New York, New York. Sherry A. Glied, New York ...

On December 4, 2024, the US Supreme Court will hear United States v Skrmetti. The case raises the question of whether a state law that prohibits medically necessary gender-affirming care for ...