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Researchers are looking to redeploy drugs used for years to treat cholesterol and high blood pressure as remedies for influenza and Ebola.

Citing a February ruling from a district court in New Mexico, the administration said it will halt risk adjustment payments required by the ACA. Insurers say the move will increase premiums.

Citing a February ruling from a district court in New Mexico, the administration said it will halt risk adjustment payments required by the ACA. Insurers say the move will increase premiums.

Michel Martin speaks with New Mexico Health Connections founder, Dr. Martin Hickey and Wall Street Journal reporter Anna Mathews about the suspension of billions of dollars in payments to encourage insurers to participate in Obamacare.

Michel Martin speaks with New Mexico Health Connections founder, Dr. Martin Hickey and Wall Street Journal reporter Anna Mathews about the suspension of billions of dollars in payments to encourage insurers to participate in Obamacare.

Arizona and many other states have enacted laws that limit a care provider’s ability to prescribe opioids. Doctors and patients are wrestling with the restrictions in legitimate pain management cases.

Arizona and many other states have enacted laws that limit a care provider’s ability to prescribe opioids. Doctors and patients are wrestling with the restrictions in legitimate pain management cases.

Black babies are two times as likely as white babies to die before their first birthday.

A new study shows Americans with opioid addiction are more likely to have been arrested or convicted of a crime, suggesting a need to involve police, courts and jails in treating addiction.

A coalition in Nebraska turned in enough signatures to put Medicaid expansion on November’s ballot. Supporters say expansion could bring health insurance to around 90,000 low-income Nebraskans