Public Health
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Viking Therapeutics emerges as competitor
Cr | Istock | Getty Images Biotech company Viking Therapeutics has emerged as a strong potential entrant — or takeover…
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Here’s why General Catalyst is trying to buy Summa Health
Dr. Marc Harrison, who’s now CEO of HATCo, speaking at the Healthy Returns conference in New York City on May…
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Journalists Examine Medicaid Unwinding, Farmworkers’ Mental Health, and the Big Opioid Payback
KFF Health News senior correspondent Aneri Pattani discussed how Mobile, Alabama, is weighing whether to use opioid settlement funds to…
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Change Healthcare new electronic prescription tool amid cyberattack
In this photo illustration, UnitedHealth Group Inc logo seen displayed on a tablet. Igor Golovniov | Sopa Images | Lightrocket…
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Share Your Catholic Hospital Story With Us
Are you a patient who has received care at a Catholic hospital? Are you a clinician working at a Catholic…
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Medicaid challenges leave many Black Americans uninsured
Recent changes to Medicaid programs, aimed at closing a health coverage gap in the U.S., have left behind some Americans…
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How a Friend’s Death Turned Colorado Teens Into Anti-Overdose Activists
Gavinn McKinney loved Nike shoes, fireworks, and sushi. He was studying Potawatomi, one of the languages of his Native American…
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With Medical Debt Burdening Millions, a Financial Regulator Steps In to Help
Noam N. Levey When President Barack Obama signed legislation in 2010 to create the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, he said…
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California Hospitals, Advocates Seek Stable Funding to Retain Behavioral Health Navigators
Health providers and addiction experts warn the funding structure is unstable for a California initiative that steers patients with substance…
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Change Healthcare cyberattack has caused financial ‘mess’ for doctors
Small private practices and health-care providers are facing mounting financial pressures as crucial reimbursement systems remain down for the ninth…
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