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Mental Health Spending Surged in Pandemic, Study Finds

Americans’ use of mental health services pivoted to remote visits and increased considerably, a new study found. Economists think both changes are here to stay.

By Ellen Barry

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Nonprofit Health System Says It Is Ending Policy That Denied Care to Indebted Patients

Allina Health, a large Midwestern system of hospitals and clinics, says it has decided to stop cutting off medical care to patients with unpaid medical bills of $4,500 or more.

By Sarah Kliff and Jessica Silver-Greenberg

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Ransomware Attack Disrupts Health Care in at Least Three States

It was not immediately clear how many locations operated by Prospect Medical Holdings were affected but some sites had to cut back services or close.

By Rebecca Carballo

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Drugmakers Throw ‘Kitchen Sink’ to Halt Medicare Price Negotiations

The government will soon announce the first 10 medications that will be subject to price negotiations with Medicare under a new law. Drugmakers are fighting the measure in court.

By Sheryl Gay Stolberg and Rebecca Robbins

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