LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A Republican legislative leader and other lawmakers on Wednesday unveiled bipartisan measures they said are designed to lower prescription drug prices, bring parity in...

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf on Friday proposed a new government commission that would aim to slow the growth in health care spending and improve affordability by establishing an annual cost...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Some Indiana doctors are raising fears about possible loss of emergency services under a plan to limit “surprise” medical bills that can plague patients who have been...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio's governor, attorney general and dozens of local governments are nearing agreement on divvying up proceeds of a potentially huge settlement with the opioid industry,...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Thousands of retired public employees will have to pay more of their health care costs starting in 2022 after trustees for the Ohio Public Employees Retirement System voted...

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Gov. Janet Mills and Democratic legislative leaders unveiled a health care proposal Wednesday aimed at reducing costs for primary care visits and combining markets to lower...

DETROIT (AP) — Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan has entered into agreements with seven health systems and physician groups to manage costs while improving patient care, the nonprofit insurance...

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — A group of West Virginians left the country Sunday in search of affordable insulin — they went to Canada, where insulin prices are reported to be about a tenth of what it...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Republican legislative leaders are considering steps addressing high health care costs in Indiana during the General Assembly's 2020 session, an issue one top lawmaker is...

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut lawmakers want to explore ways to reduce health care costs, including efforts taken by neighboring Massachusetts.

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon Gov. Kate Brown has announced the members of a new committee tasked with controlling rising health care costs.

The Statesman Journal reports the committee — made up...

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Vermont's capital city is facing a 25% increase in its health care costs, which is expected to add 4.5% to the municipal budget.

The opioid crisis cost the U.S. economy $631 billion from 2015 through last year — and it may keep getting more expensive, according to a study released Tuesday by the Society of...

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut officials are launching a new health care cost estimator tool.

The Connecticut Office of Health Strategy has planned an event for Tuesday. The new cost...

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — State regulators are urging Gov. Phil Scott to increase funding for Vermont's Medicaid program.

Green Mountain Care Board chairman Kevin Mullin wrote a letter to Scott...

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Consumers, businesses and health care providers will be able to compare the cost and quality of medical care at Connecticut hospitals and provider networks online.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska Attorney General Doug Peterson says he's concerned about rising health care costs and a lack of transparency that hurts consumers.

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Nurses and technicians and support staff at an Ohio hospital are on strike after an agreement was not reached with management on issues including overtime policies and health...

DENVER (AP) — The Latest on a new Colorado hospital transparency law (all times local):

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A new Colorado law requires hospitals to report their annual operating costs to the...

DENVER (AP) — Colorado's Senate has tentatively endorsed legislation requiring hospitals to disclose many of their expenditures to help lower health care costs.

ATLANTA (AP) — A bill authorizing Gov. Brian Kemp to pursue Medicaid waivers passed the state Senate on Tuesday amid criticism from Democrats that Republicans rushed to approve the governor's...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — House Republican leaders say they are working on a handful of bills to make health care costs more transparent for consumers.

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Florida's governor on Wednesday proposed bringing cheaper, Canadian prescription drugs to Florida as a way to cut health care costs.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo has signed an executive order aimed at curbing health care costs.

The Providence Journal reports the order issued Wednesday seeks to keep health care cost growth below 3.2 percent annually through 2022.

DENVER (AP) — Colorado on Thursday joined a growing number of states that want to cut certain prescription drug prices by importing licensed drugs from Canada.

The idea is central to Democratic Gov. Jared Polis' campaign to rein in health care costs for Coloradans, many of whom, especially in sparsely populated rural and mountain regions, pay some of the nation's highest insurance premiums.

DENVER (AP) — Colorado lawmakers are considering creating a program to reduce the prices of certain prescription drugs by importing them from Canada.

The Senate Health & Human Services Committee takes up a Democrat-sponsored bill on the subject Thursday.

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Lawmakers are hearing this week from the nominees chosen by the new Democratic governor to lead Maine agencies and roll out her plans to tackle the opioid crisis, climate change and health care costs.

Gov. Janet Mills' nominees to lead the state's financial, transportation, economic and community development, and marine resources agencies will appear in public hearings Tuesday.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Executives at Garver say its wellness program, recently praised by the Centers for Disease Control, helps the North Little Rock engineering firm save on health care costs and is a boon to the retention, recruitment and productivity of its employees.

DENVER (AP) — Colorado Gov. Jared Polis has signed an executive order creating an office to coordinate his administration's efforts to reduce health care costs.

Polis signed the order Wednesday.

Lt. Gov. Dianne Primavera heads the new Office of Saving People Money on Health Care.

The U.S. government told doctors Wednesday to consider prescribing medications that reverse overdoses to many more patients who take opioid painkillers in a move that could add more than $1 billion in health care costs.

Assistant Secretary for Health Brett Giroir, a doctor appointed by President Donald Trump, announced the guidance, saying it's important for doctors to discuss overdose dangers with patients.

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania's independently elected fiscal watchdog is urging state lawmakers to rein in pharmacy benefit managers, saying the companies are allowed to operate in secrecy in ways that let them profit while driving up health care costs.

Auditor General Eugene DePasquale released an 18-page report Tuesday saying many other states have taken action to force more transparency on pharmacy benefit managers.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A two-time cancer survivor and state lawmaker on Thursday accused Democratic gubernatorial candidate Tony Evers of lying when he blames Republican Gov. Scott Walker for rising health care costs, the latest salvo in a battle over who would best look out for people with pre-existing conditions.

SUPERIOR, Wis. (AP) — Transportation and health care costs are top concerns for disabled Wisconsin residents as the November election approaches, according to advocates for the disabled.