The dramatic growth of a key federal drug discount program has fueled debate about whether it is helping low-income patients as intended or primarily benefiting health care providers. Congress created ...

Physician pay hasn’t kept up with the costs of providing care, pushing independent practices to sell to health systems and likely increasing costs, witnesses said during a House subcommittee hearing ...

Health care costs continue to rank highly among concerns for everyday Americans, and many are calling on lawmakers for significant reforms: lowering those costs while restoring patient power.

Paul Ryan emphasized the importance of clear legislation to limit executive overreach and encouraged engagement with policymakers to influence healthcare decisions. He highlighted the fiscal ...

House lawmakers today will examine reforms to physician pay. The Subcommittee on Health of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce will hold a hearing, "Examining the Medicare Physician Fee ...

A mid-sized cadre of Senate Democrats believes long-term care reform is important enough to highlight as part of their affordability agenda in this year’s campaign, ...

The House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Health is holding a series of hearings on health care affordability, each one focusing on a different aspect of the health care system. The ...

WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 10: Pedestrians walk across the East Front Plaza on Capitol Hill. (Photo by Tom Brenner/Getty Images) The government shutdown that ended last week exposed a familiar pattern ...

Lanhee J. Chen is David and Diane Steffy fellow in American public policy studies and co-chair of the Healthcare Policy Working Group at the Hoover Institution. Daniel L. Heil is a policy fellow at ...

A number of Republicans criticized Medicare Advantage during a congressional hearing on Tuesday, suggesting that the privatized Medicare program could be due for an overhaul from Washington. Calls to ...