En 2016, el Medicare comenzó a pagar por las sesiones en las que pacientes, médicos y familiares discuten sobre las decisiones a tomar cuando se acerca el final de la vida.read the full article

Hay 917 grupos de odio conocidos en los Estados Unidos, un número que ha ido aumentando en los últimos dos años, según datos del Southern Poverty Law Center. read the full article

Media outlets report on news from Ohio, California, Texas, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Minnesota and Iowa. read the full article

The Trump administration's decision last week to slow down efforts to move to bundled payments for some surgeries has raised concerns. Also, Stat looks at the new Medicare information on hospicesread the full article

Editorial writers address a range of health policy issues -- including some that touch on topics related to the Affordable Care Act and others that address politics, state-level Medicaid issues and efforts to expand the Medicare program. read the full article

Media outlets report on news from Connecticut, Missouri, Ohio, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Texas, California, New Mexico, Oregon and Tennessee. read the full article

Some families of those who died from overdoses say they want others to know they're not alone. Meanwhile, it's hard to get an accurate tally on just how many people have died from the epidemic. read the full article

Opinion writers offer their takes on a variety of health policy topics, from the continuing analysis of where the Affordable Care Act stands to issues related to Medicare for all and single-payer health systems. read the full article

In other public health news: the effect suicide has on surviving siblings, as well as articles on stem cells and hair loss, adherence to a medication routine, antibiotics, gut bacteria, obesity and more.read the full article

Opinion writers offer their thoughts on the issues facing the health law.read the full article