Market Competition and Healthcare Policy

The impact of tariffs on prescription drug prices has been poorly understood.

Medicare spending growth has slowed markedly over the last 20 years, defying projections despite a growing beneficiary population and expansion of the costlier Medicare Advantage program

Although full practice authority (FPA) laws are often framed as offering nurse practitioners (NPs) full autonomy from physicians, several recently enacted FPA laws include time-in-practice (TIP) rules that require NPs to maintain a supervisory practice agreement with a physician for a specified period.

The universal access to health and social care provided by Neighborhood Nursing can be sustained by states leveraging existing policy frameworks like States Advancing All-Payer Health Equity Approaches and Development (AHEAD)

Physician demand is growing faster than supply. Four medical education leaders explain what will actually close the gap.

Analysis by HBHI researchers finds that 1 in 10 Medicare Advantage enrollees, nearly 3 million people, will be forced to find new coverage in 2026 as insurers exit markets at the highest rate in two decades.

Primary care clinicians have expressed growing interest in concierge and direct primary care practices, which often feature smaller patient panels and greater clinical autonomy compared with traditional primary care models.

Drug shortages remain a problem in the United States, jeopardizing patient care.

Secondary to rising healthcare costs in the United States, broad efforts are underway to identify and reduce waste in the health system

Medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) are underused in the treatment of people with OUD; insurance-related barriers are a possible driving factor