Laurie Toich, Assistant Editor

Approximately 2 million Hispanics living in Texas are uninsured.

Eight genes expressed in glioblastoma tumors that can predict the survival time of the patient.

Prescription drug costs projected to decline through 2025.

Costly services such Part B and Part D drugs add to the cost burden of end-of-life services.

The CMS estimates that out-of-pocket costs will decrease in the next decade.

There was a 0.7% reduction in home dialysis for Medicare patients after a payment shift.

Mark Cuban pushes to stop pharmaceutical manufacturers from price gouging.

Top news of the day from across the healthcare landscape.

Mice treated with rapamycin showed improved locomotor function and reduced sensitivity.

Female mice with obese fathers have delayed development in breast tissue and higher rates of breast cancer.

Not accounting for certain aspects could lead to a misleading picture of how costly ACA plans are.

Amino provides a free tool that helps individuals calculate healthcare costs.

Opioid risks could potentially be sensationalized by the media and lead to less treatment options for patients.

New Mexican insurer Presbyterian Health Plan announces withdrawal from their ACA marketplace.

An updated Health application standard on all iPhones will allow easy sign-up to become organ, eye, and tissue donors.

Surgeons were able to remove 29% of additional tumors using OTL38.

Top news of the day from across the healthcare landscape.

Both patients with aggressive and non-aggressive ductal carcinoma in situ receive the same treatment.

Patients with increased PSA levels had a 71 to 86% higher risk of developing prostate cancer.

Potential healthcare reforms from Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump wildly diverge in how they will address the Affordable Care Act.

CMS seeks to change their current Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment System.

Dexilant was approved for use in 12- to 17-year-olds with gastroesophageal reflux disease.

Patients taking Xiidra had decreased signs and symptoms of dry eye disease.

A backlog reported by the state included approximately 15,000 applications.

Top news of the day from across the healthcare landscape.

Women who were vaccinated had 4.3% decreased risk of cervical abnormalities.

Researchers have created a new blood test than can detect an early sign of Alzheimer’s disease, known as the mild cognitive impairment (MCI) stage.

PBMs could potentially be raising drug costs through remuneration fees and copay clawback fees even though they claim to reduce costs.

Restrictions begin to lift for high cost hepatitis C drugs.

Patients under pharmaceutical care showed decreased blood pressure and cholesterol.