Many People Living in the ‘Diabetes Belt’ Are Plagued With Medical Debt
Delores Lowery remembers vividly the day in 2016 when she was working in a weaving plant near her home in Bennettsville, South Carolina, and the world around her…
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This Panel Will Decide Whose Medicine to Make Affordable. Its Choice Will Be Tricky.
Catherine Reitzel’s multiple sclerosis medication costs nearly $100,000 a year. Kris Garcia relies on a drug for a blood-clotting disorder that runs $10,000 for a…
Medicaid plans to audit the prices of costliest drugs
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration said Tuesday it is planning to conduct a yearly audit to verify the prices drug makers charge on a handful of the costliest…
He Returned to the US for His Daughter’s Wedding. He Left With a $42,000 Hospital…
Last June, Jay Comfort flew to the United States from his home in Switzerland to attend his only daughter’s wedding. But the week before the ceremony — on a Friday evening —…
Infertility is common in the US, but insurance coverage remains limited
By TOM MURPHY - AP Health Writer
Jessica Tincopa may leave the photography business she spent 14 years building for one reason: to find coverage for…
More companies help with fertility care, but it is still out of reach for many
By TOM MURPHY - AP Health Writer
Jessica Tincopa may leave the photography business she spent 14 years building for one reason: to find coverage for…
‘A System in Crisis’: Dysfunctional Federal Disability Programs Force the Poor to…
Brenda Powell had suffered a stroke and was in debilitating pain when she called the Social Security Administration last year to seek disability benefits.The former…
PBMs, the Brokers Who Control Drug Prices, Finally Get Washington’s Attention
For two decades, patients and physicians eagerly awaited a lower-cost version of the world’s bestselling drug, Humira, while its maker, AbbVie, fought off potential…
Minnesota Legislature shapes budget bills as deadline looms
By STEVE KARNOWSKI - Associated Press
ST. PAUL. Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Legislature is toiling away with only two full weeks left in a productive…
California lawmakers OK emergency loans to failing hospitals
By ADAM BEAM - Associated Press
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Alarmed by the closure of a rural hospital earlier this year, California lawmakers on Thursday…