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A study by the UC Berkeley School of Public Health revealed that hospitals enact significant price increases and retain large sums of insurer payments on cancer and other specialty drugs.

Below is Alston & Bird’s Health Care Week in Review, which provides a synopsis of the latest news in health care regulations, notices, and guidance; federal legislation and...

BALDWIN COUNTY, Ala. (WKRG) — The Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission gave out five licenses to companies Tuesday, and two of the five companies are in Baldwin County. Oscity Labs or Specialty Medical Products of Alabama in Foley and Flowerwood Nursery in Loxley, were both awarded an integrated facility license Tuesday in Montgomery. The license enables […]

Nursing homes job losses have mounted at more than triple the rate of loss in hospitals and physicians’ offices, according to new research

Among health care job sectors, nursing homes have been the most adversely affected by declines in employment growth since the pandemic—a rate more than triple that of hospitals or physician offices, says a University of Michigan researcher.

The usual private equity play in healthcare is to acquire, cut costs and sell. But this venture capital firm thinks there’s better opportunities in having a long-term vision.

Spending on mental health services for children and adolescents has risen by more than one-quarter since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, continuing to rise even as the use of telehealth plateaued, according to a new RAND Corporation study.

In addition, a majority of large employers report in a national survey that they are seeing increased mental health issues among workers due to COVID-19.

Spending on mental health services among Americans with private health insurance has surged since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, continuing to rise even as the use of telehealth has plateaued, according to a new study.

Spending on mental health services among Americans with private health insurance has surged since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, continuing to rise even as the use of telehealth has plateaued.