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Consumers are turning to sites such as GoodRx to see if their prices can beat the ones they get through their insurance. And in some cases they're finding success.
Key Republicans, including House Speaker Paul Ryan, have said that once they pass their tax bill they would like to turn to restructuring the country's entitlement programs like Medicare, Medicaid and welfare.
House Democrats urged congressional leaders not to accept the "highly partisan bill." Outlets report on Medicaid news out of Louisiana and Texas, as well.
The credit provided incentive for drugmakers to spend money on creating costly treatments for small populations. The Senate and the House are working out the differences between the two versions of the tax overhaul.
Republicans are touting their anticipated victory and Democrats are warning of an oncoming disaster, but experts say it might not actually be that big of a deal if the mandate is repealed.
"It's more likely than ever that they're going to run into real volume problems in the last week because that's when everybody is going to show up," says Tim Jost, a legal analyst. Friday is the last day for people to sign up for coverage through the federal and some state-run exchanges.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
A selection of opinions on health care from news outlets around the country.
Media outlets report on news from Massachusetts, New York, Florida, New Jersey, Ohio, Minnesota and Wisconsin.
Here is a selection of news coverage of other recent research:
Even doctors, who know when it's necessary, procrastinate about seeking medical care. The Boston Globe looks at why we do this. In other public health news: gene editing, diabetes, marijuana, suicide, arsenic, smog and more.
The program is distributing millions of dollars to companies to develop solutions such as implants that could someday relieve pain without relying upon opioids and a medication that’s designed to use the body’s natural digestive process to prevent overdoses.
So far, the strain that is most common is the one that is less vulnerable to vaccines. But officials say that, even so, it's still worth getting the shot.
African American women disproportionately experience complications from pregnancy and child birth. ProPublica talks to 10 mothers about their experiences as part of an investigation into why it's happening.
Researchers have always struggled with the correlation between deaths and the presence of guns in homes. But the 2012 tragedy -- and the rush of sales that followed -- allowed them an insight into the ramifications of more Americans owning guns.
Dignity Health, headquartered in San Francisco, and Catholic Health Initiatives, based in Denver, have signed a merger agreement. The combined system will have 139 hospitals around the country.
The issue of the organization's fetal tissue practices was thrust into the spotlight in 2015 when undercover videos purporting to show Planned Parenthood officials discussing procurement of "intact" and partial fetuses in exchange for compensation for expenses.
The group of lawmakers looking to save the 340B program is made up of both Democrats and Republicans. In other pharmaceutical news: an analysis shows that many drugmakers are behind on required post-marketing studies; the Supreme Court shows interest in taking up the product liability issue; Sage announces positive results from its depression drug trial; and more.
Lawmakers are starting to prod leadership about the lack of movement over money for the popular program.
The tax bill is expected to add $1 trillion to the deficit and that will trigger a mechanism that makes automatic cuts in federal spending. The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimates that would take a $25 billion bite out of the Medicare budget.
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