State and local governments are needed in carrying out successful maternal and infant health policy, according to Uma Ahluwalia, managing principal at Health Management Associates.  

COVID-19 was the leading cause of death for people between the ages of 45 and 54 in 2021, accounting for 16.8% of all deaths in that age group, found a study in JAMA Internal Medicine. It was the third leading cause of death during the height of the pandemic in 2020, surpassed only by cancer […]

Senate Democrats have carved out a deal on legislation that would attempt to lower prescription drug costs for Americans by allowing Medicare to negotiate for lower drug prices.

Cigna has divested its Asia-based life, accident and supplemental benefits business, selling it to Chubb in a transaction estimated at about $5.4 billion. Cigna chairman and CEO David M. Cordani said the transaction allows the insurer to focus on growing its global health portfolio.