"health insurance"

The House Appropriations Committee approved the fiscal 2025 budget for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Wednesday, demonstrating a clear Republican initiative to cut federal spending and …

A Texas surgeon, Dr. Eithan Haim, faces indictment by the Department of Justice following his exposure of gender-affirming surgeries on minors at Texas Children’s Hospital.  His revelations to the media …

A recent RAND Corp. report has brought to light a disparity in healthcare costs: privately insured patients are paying up to 300% more than Medicare for the same medical services.  …

American Cancer Society (ACS) reports that colorectal cancer has become the leading cause of cancer-related deaths among young adults. [Source] Historically considered a disease of older populations, colon cancer’s ascent …

President Donald Trump said Monday he will abide by the bipartisan deal to end the 41-day government shutdown. He called it “a very good deal” and promised the government will …

President Donald Trump announced agreements with Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk that will sharply lower the cost of popular weight-loss drugs.  The deals will make medications such as Wegovy and …

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Monday he will reform the program that compensates people injured by vaccines. He called the system corrupt and inefficient and said it fails …

American women will soon have a new option to screen for cervical cancer from the privacy of their homes.  The Food and Drug Administration has approved the first at-home self-collection …

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to enforce hospital and insurer price transparency rules first introduced in 2019. He claims the Biden administration weakened these regulations and is …

A recent investigation by The New York Times has revealed that drug manufacturers, including Purdue Pharma, secretly paid pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) to avoid imposing restrictions on the distribution of …