Public Health
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What to know about insurance coverage for weight loss drugs and costs
Many U.S. companies are grappling with health insurance coverage issues for workers when it comes to GLP-1 drugs for weight…
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Southern Lawmakers Rethink Long-Standing Opposition to Medicaid Expansion
As a part-time customer service representative, Jolene Dybas earns less than $15,000 a year, which is below the federal poverty…
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Higher medical costs are pinching CVS, UnitedHealth
A UnitedHealth Group health insurance card is seen in a wallet, Oct.14, 2019. Lucy Nicholson | Reuters Good afternoon! Health insurers…
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Patients See First Savings From Biden’s Drug Price Push, as Pharma Lines Up Its Lawyers
Last year alone, David Mitchell paid $16,525 for 12 little bottles of Pomalyst, one of the pricey medications that treat…
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In this fast-paced bull market, we’re increasing our Club price targets on 4 stocks
It’s been hard to keep up. That’s the story of the big stock winners this year. They just keep winning…
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States Get in on the Prior Authorization Crackdown
Last month, my colleague Lauren Sausser told you about the Biden administration’s crackdown on insurance plans’ prior authorization policies, with…
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Watch: The Feds May Reexamine Covid Protocols. Here’s Why You Should Care.
Céline Gounder, KFF Health News’ editor-at-large for public health, appeared Feb. 14 on “CBS Mornings” to discuss why the Centers…
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Early Detection May Help Kentucky Tamp Down Its Lung Cancer Crisis
Charlotte Huff Anthony Stumbo’s heart sank after the doctor shared his mother’s chest X-ray. “I remember that drive home, bringing…
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New Eligibility Rules Are a Financial Salve for Nearly 2 Million on Medi-Cal
Bernard J. Wolfson Millions of Medi-Cal beneficiaries can now save for a rainy day, keep an inheritance, or hold on…
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FTC, HHS examining cause of generic drug shortages
A variety of generic pills and capsules. Nenov | Moment | Getty Images The Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday said…
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