FDA expands investigation of illegal e-cigarette marketing to kids Michael Nedelman The FDA recently sent letters to 21 e-cigarettes companies in an effort to discover if they are marketing products illegally and outside of the agency's compliance policy. This investigation…

Will Congress Bring Sky-High Air Ambulance Bills Down To Earth? Jackie Fortier An investigation by Kaiser Health News and NPR found that the cost of getting medivac helicopter rides range from $28,000 to $97,000. Unlike most markets, increased competition has…

Globally, losing the fight against cancer and other chronic diseases Susan Scutti New analysis shows that more than half of the countries making up the United Nations will fail to reduce premature deaths from cancer, cardiovascular disease, chronic respiratory disease,…

​New Medicare Advantage Tool To Control Drug Prices Could Narrow Choices Susan Jaffe New restrictions under the Medicare Advantage plans could require patients to try low-priced drugs before high-priced ones. Medicare Advantage plans, which are run under private companies approved…