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Gov. Jerry Brown is weighing whether to sign state Sen. Jerry Hill’s SB598, which would restrict the use of drugs known as biosimilars by requiring pharmacies to notify doctors and...

At Veterans Affairs hospitals, the death rate from overdoses of powerful pain medication is twice the national average. But data shows the VA continues to prescribe increasing amounts of these...

An undercover investigation from National Geographic found that for members of the U.S. Marine Corps, synthetic drugs are both prevalent and easy to find. These dangerous, more powerful drugs...

Soldiers’ concerns about retribution and stigma make many reluctant to see military psychologists, and their health insurance does not pay for them to see civilian doctors. Full Story

Millions of lives are saved today in developing countries because of bold, innovative financing arrangements over last 10 years. These financing mechanisms are good examples of private sector...

Commentator Tom Blinkhorn has worked in development of social services around the world. But as 2013 confronts the nation with a fresh set of challenges in implementing the Affordable Health Care...

Commentator Tom Blinkhorn has worked in development of social services around the world. But as 2013 confronts the nation with a fresh set of challenges in implementing the Affordable Health Care...