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People with low incomes who live in states that expanded Medicaid got more of the kind of health care that can keep them healthier in the long run, compared with similar people in non-expansion states, a new study finds.

A statewide pay-for-performance intervention based on a set of guidelines called Choosing Wisely reduced rates of inappropriate antibiotic prescriptions to treat acute respiratory tract infections by an average of 18 percentage points, from 43% to 25%, across two large Los Angeles safety net hospitals.

Wide coverage of Alzheimers drug Leqembi would raise future costs for Medicare by at least $2 billion a year, according to a study led by University of California researchers.

Wide coverage of Alzheimer's drug Leqembi would raise future costs for the U.S. Medicare health plan by $2 billion to $5 billion a year, according to a study led by researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).

Wide coverage of Alzheimers drug Leqembi would raise future costs for the U.S. Medicare health plan by $2 billion to $5 billion a year, according to a study led by researchers at the University... | May 11, 2023

To better understand Americas pain problem and what to do about it, USA TODAY spoke with more than 50 pain experts and people with chronic pain.

Highlights from the Los Angeles Times, USA Today, the Washington Post and others.

To better understand Americas pain problem and what to do about it, USA TODAY spoke with more than 50 pain experts and people with chronic pain.

Researchers will investigate how telemedicine affected equitable access to care and whether it ultimately raised or lowered costs.

Americans’ use of common outpatient health services dipped sharply at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic, then rebounded to near-normal levels by the end of 2020, only to decline again during the second surge in January–February 2021, according to a