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• 1 in 3 U.S. Children Lack Adequate Health Insurance
• 1 in 5 Americans Has an STD: CDC
• 1 in 5 U.S. Seniors Now Skip Meds Because of Cost
• 18 Million Americans Can't Pay for Needed Meds
• 3 Steps Could Nearly Eliminate COVID Infections on College Campuses: Study
• 3D Mammograms Best at Spotting Tumors, But Many Black Women Missing Out
• 4 in 10 U.S. Adults Who Need Mental Health Care Can't Get It: Survey
• 8/8 -- Inflation Has Many Americans Cutting Back on Health Care, Poll Finds
• A Real Headache: Racism Plays Role in Migraine Care
• Access to Top Drugs Makes the Difference for Black Lung Cancer Patients
• Across America, Black People Have Worse Health Outcomes
• Almost 13 Million Americans Per Year Skip Meds Due to Cost
• Almost Half of Americans Worry About Surprise Medical Bills: Poll
• Americans' COVID Medical Bills Are Set to Rise
• Appeals Court Ruling Keeps Obamacare Preventive Health Care Coverage in Place for Now
• Are Pricey Air Ambulance Rides Really Saving More Lives?
• As Testing Costs Rise, Neurology Patients May Skip Screening
• Average COVID Hospital Bill for U.S. Seniors Nearly $22,000
• Biden Administration Buys More Monoclonal Antibody Treatments to Ward Off Shortage
• Biden Administration May Stop Buying COVID Vaccines, Treatments by Fall
• Biden Administration Pushes Forward With Trump-Era Law on Surprise Medical Bills
• Biden Plan Will Spend $1.5 Billion to Boost Health Worker Supply
• Biden Pledges to Lower Prescription Drug Prices for Americans
• Biden to Expand Access to Health Care for Immigrants Brought Illegally to U.S. as Children
• Biden to Sign Bill That Helps Veterans Exposed to Toxic Burn Pits
• Big Changes Are Coming to U.S. Health Care as Pandemic Emergencies Expire
• Black Americans, Mexican Americans Develop Diabetes Earlier in Life
• Black Cancer Survivors Often Face Added Challenges: Study
• Breaks in Health Insurance Hurt Cancer Care, Survival
• Breast Cancer Takes Big Financial Toll on Some Young Patients
• Buying Your Own Health Insurance Just Got Way Less Expensive
• California's Plan to Make Low-Priced Insulin Could Be Example for Nation
• Can a Drug Help Prevent Diabetic Vision Loss?
• Cancer Care Costs U.S. $156 Billion Per Year; Drugs a Major Factor
• Cancer Costs U.S. Patients $21 Billion a Year
• Cancer in Uninsured Often Diagnosed at More Advanced, Lethal Stage
• Cancer Survivors Fared Better Financially After Obamacare
• Cancer Takes Heavy Toll on Women's Work and Finances: Study
• Cancer's Financial Toll on Couples Hurts Both Partners
• Certain Sickle Cell Disease Traits Can Raise Odds for Severe COVID
• Child's Hospital Stay Can Cost Plenty, Even With Insurance
• Choice of Brand-Name Drug Over Generics Costs Medicare Nearly $2 Billion Annually
• Colonoscopy Surprise Bills Should Be Thing of the Past, Experts Say
• Companion Drug Might Help Prevent Kidney Complications of Lupus
• Compared to Other Countries, Americans Pay Much More for Prescription Drugs
• Converting Hotels to Rooms for Homeless People Curbed COVID's Spread
• Cost a Barrier to Cervical Cancer Screening for Many U.S. Women
• Cost of Brand-Name Epilepsy Meds Is Soaring
• Cost of Epilepsy Meds Continues to Soar
• Costs Would Keep 1 in 7 Americans From Seeking COVID-19 Treatment
• Could Cheaper, Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids Finally Be Here?
• Could Gene Therapy Cure Sickle Cell Disease? Two New Studies Raise Hopes
• Could Gene Therapy Help Cure Sickle Cell Disease?
• Could High-Dose Folic Acid Raise COVID Risks?
• Could Home Test for Colon Cancer Mean a Big Medical Bill to Come?
• Countries With Universal Health Care Had Better Child Vaccination Rates During Pandemic
• Couples Age 55 or Older Can Soon Contribute $10,000 a Year to Health Savings Accounts
• COVID Fears Mean More Cancers Are Being Diagnosed at Later Stages
• COVID Hospital Stays Leave Some Survivors With Big Medical Bills
• Crowdsourcing Raises Billions for Families Hit Hard by Medical Bills
• Cycling During Dialysis? It Might Help Patients
• Data Show Big Drop in Number of Americans in Medical Debt
• Death Rates Are Rising Across Rural America
• Diabetes Is Deadlier for Black Americans: Study
• Did Obamacare Expand Access to Insurance for Minorities? In Some U.S. States, Hardly at All
• Doctors Divided Over Use of Controversial New Alzheimer's Drug
• Drug Lynparza Could Help Fight Some Early-Stage Breast Cancers
• Drug Might Stop Heart Trouble Linked to Sickle Cell Anemia
• Eating Disorders Cost Billions in the U.S.
• Eli Lilly to Slash Insulin Prices, Cap Monthly Out-of-Pocket Costs at $35
• Emergency Transport Can Surprise Many With Big Bills
• Even Rich Americans Don't Get World-Class Health Care: Study
• FDA Eases Access to Cheaper Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids
• FDA OKs Automatic Use of a Cheaper Generic  Insulin
• Fear of Losing Health Insurance Keeps 1 in 6 U.S. Workers in Their Jobs
• Few Kids Get Dental Fluoride Treatments, Though Insurance Will Pay
• Fewer Surprise Bills: Most U.S. Hospitals Now Transparent on Prices
• Fighting Liver Cancer Takes Big Financial Toll: Study
• Finding a Doctor Is Tough and Getting Tougher in Rural America
• For 'Near Poor' Seniors, Medicaid 'Cliff' Could Keep Health Care Out of Reach
• For the Poor, Even a Small Medical Bill Can Trigger Coverage Loss
• Gene Editing Technique Corrects Sickle Cell Disease in Mice
• Gun Violence Wreaks Havoc on Lives of Survivors, Their Families
• Health Coverage Takes Big Hit With Pandemic-Related Job Cuts
• Health Savings Accounts Used Least by People Who Need Them Most: Poll
• Heart Screening of Young Athletes Is Cost-Effective
• Here's How New Federal Legislation Might Cut Your Drug Costs
• Here's How the Inflation Reduction Act Will Lower the Cost of Health Care
• Here's How to Get Your Free Home COVID Test Kits
• High Co-Pays, Deductibles Keep Some Women From Mammogram Follow-Up
• High Costs Lead Millions of Americans to Shop Abroad for Rx Drugs
• High Deductibles Keep Folks With Chest Pain From Calling 911
• High Deductibles Keep Some Women From Follow-Up After Troubling Mammogram
• Hospitalizing the Unvaccinated Has Cost U.S. Nearly $6 Billion
• House Committees to Investigate New Alzheimer's Drug Approval
• How Did New 'Surprise Medical Bill' Laws Affect Your State?
• How Insurance Plans Keep Black Patients From Cancer Care
• How Much Will That Hip Replacement Cost? Many Hospitals Still Aren't Saying
• If Protections Expire, COVID Patients Could Soon Face Big Medical Bills
• In U.S., Price Tag for MS Care Tops $85 Billion
• Insurance Often Covers Ivermectin for COVID, Even Though Drug Doesn't Work
• Insured Patients Are Getting Surprise Bills After Colonoscopies
• Is Medicare Overspending? Costco Prices Much Less for Generic Drugs
• It's Getting Tougher to Afford Health Care, Even With Employer-Sponsored Insurance
• Just 8% of Americans Lack Health Insurance, a Record Low
• Knee Replacement More Challenging in People With Sickle Cell
• Less Than a Third of Heavily Advertised Drugs Have 'High Therapeutic Value': Study
• Little Change in Number of Uninsured in  Pandemic's First Year
• Lung Cancer Survival Continues to Improve, But Not for All
• Major Credit Agencies Will Drop Most Medical Debt From Reports
• 'Major Financial Hardship' Hits Most Patients Battling Advanced Colon Cancer
• Maker Cuts Price of Controversial New Alzheimer's Drug in Half
• Maker of Narcan Nasal Spray Plans to Sell Overdose Antidote for Less Than $50
• Many Americans Don't See Links Between Racism,  Health Outcomes: Poll
• Many Americans With Long COVID Have Trouble Accessing Care
• Many Cancer Patients Face Mounting Bills Despite Having Insurance
• Many Insured Americans Are an Injury Away From Bankruptcy: Study
• Many MS Patients Struggle With Finances, Forgo Treatments
• Many Patients Billed for Preventive Care That Should Be Free: Study
• Many Pre-Surgery Tests Are Useless, So Why Are Hospitals Still Using Them?
• Many Seniors on Medicare Falling Into Medical Debt
• Many U.S. Seniors Get Needless, Pricey Cervical Cancer Screenings
• Many Who Need Opioid OD Antidote the Most Can't Afford It
• Medical Bill Worries Tied to Worse Outcomes for Cancer Patients: Study
• Medical Care for COVID-19 Could Cost U.S. Hundreds of Billions: Study
• Medical Debt Can Crush Even the Insured, Study Shows
• Medical Paperwork: So Bad Some Folks Skip Care
• Medicare Could Save Millions By Taking Cue from Mark Cuban's Online Pharmacy
• Medicare May Rethink Premium Hike for Pricey Alzheimer’s Drug
• Medicare Monthly Premiums to Drop for Seniors
• Medicare Mulls Coverage for Controversial Alzheimer's Drug
• Medicare Will Save U.S. Billions Negotiating Drug Prices
• Millions Who Joined Medicaid During Health Emergency Could Soon Lose Coverage
• Moderna Will Offer Free COVID Shots to Uninsured After Emergency Ends
• Months After New Rule, More Than Half of U.S. Hospitals Still Don't Disclose Prices Online
• More Diverse Pool of Blood Donors Needed to Help Sickle Cell Patients
• Most Americans With Medical Debt Owe Money to Hospitals
• Most Injured Workers Resume Jobs After Recovery, But Finances Suffer
• Moves, Evictions Often Trigger Harmful Breaks in Health Care: Study
• Moving Monoclonal Antibody Treatments for COVID From Hospital to Home
• Neurologists' Group Issues Guidance to Families on Controversial Alzheimer's Drug
• Obamacare Boosts Colon Cancer Diagnosis, Care: Study
• Obamacare Helped Extend Lives of People With Cancer
• Obamacare's Medicaid Expansion Helped Americans' Blood Pressure
• Obesity Costs the Average U.S. Adult Almost $1,900 per Year: Study
• Out-of-Network Costs Raise Medical Bills for Special Needs Kids
• Out-of-Pocket Costs Delay Cancer Follow-Up Care, Even for the Insured
• Out-of-Pocket Costs for Cancer Care Keep Climbing
• Out-of-Pocket Medical Bills for COVID-19 May Average $3,800 in 2021: Study
• Over a Million Americans Are Rationing Insulin Due to High Cost
• Overuse of Antibiotics in Kids Adds Millions to U.S. Health Care Costs
• Pandemic Funding Saved More Americans From Medical Debt
• Pandemic Has Affected Kids' Dental Health: Poll
• Pandemic Means Financial Hardship for Many With Diabetes
• Pandemic Unemployment Has Taken Its Own Deadly Toll
• Parents of Hospitalized Kids Need More Info on Costs: Study
• Patients of Color Less Likely to Get Specialist Care Than White Patients
• Patients With Sickle Cell Disease Often Overlooked for Life-Saving Kidney Transplants
• Paxlovid Soon Won't Be Free for Americans
• Pfizer COVID Vaccine Saved 110,000 American Lives: Study
• PrEP HIV Prevention Pills to Be Free for Insured Americans
• Prescription Steroids Can Pose Dangers for Sickle Cell Patients
• Pricey Alzheimer's Drug Drives Spike in Medicare B Premium: Officials
• 'Race Gap' in U.S. Heart Health Has Changed Little in 20 Years: Report
• Radiation Rx for Prostate Cancer Can Cause Financial Pain: Study
• Record 16.5 Million Americans Have Signed Up for Obamacare
• Relief for America's Unemployed Could Be Crucial for Health
• Saline IV Drip Just as Good as Pricier Options in Hospital ICUs: Study
• Sanofi Follows Lilly, Novo Nordisk in Cutting Insulin Prices
• Secondhand Smoke Is Sending Kids to the ER
• Segregation, Poverty Tied to Worse Outcomes for Black Lung Cancer Patients
• Shortage of Primary Care Doctors Is Costing American Lives
• Sickle Cell Puts Black Patients at Higher Risk for Severe COVID
• Sleep Disorders Cost U.S. Health Care System Nearly $95 Billion Per Year
• Smoking Costs U.S. Economy Almost $900 Billion a Year
• 'Stepped' Approach to Treating Diabetic Eye Disease May Be Best
• Struggles With COVID Left Many Americans With Medical Debt
• Support for Obamacare Grows as Biden Takes Control: Poll
• Suspicious Mammogram? Out-of-Pocket Costs Keep Some Women From Follow-Up
• The High Cost of Living With Sickle Cell Disease
• Think You Can Skip That Annual Physical?  Think Again
• Too Few Kids With Sickle Cell Anemia Get Screened for Stroke Risk
• Too Many Kids With Special Needs Are Going Without Adequate Support
• Too Often, Victims of Sexual Assault Face High Medical Bills
• Turning 65 Brings Big Health Care Cost Savings, Study Finds
• Two PrEP Meds Work Equally Well; One Is Much Cheaper
• U.S. Immigrants' Premiums, Taxes Exceed Health Care Expenditures: Study
• U.S. Leads in Health Care Spending, But Is Last for Health Outcomes Among Rich Nations
• U.S. Spends More on Cancer Than Any Other Country. Why Are Survival Rates Low?
• U.S. Supreme Court Strikes Down Challenge to Affordable Care Act
• U.S. Will Spend $266 Million to Bolster Public Health Programs
• U.S. Women More Likely to Skip Meds Than Men, Study Finds
• Vision Problems Are On the Decline for American Seniors
• What Difference Do Calorie Counts on Menus Make?
• What People With Sickle Cell Disease Need to Know About COVID-19
• When Cancer Strikes Those Under 40, Race Matters
• When Coal-Fired Power Plants Close, Kids With Asthma Breathe Easier
• When Deductibles Rise, More Diabetes Patients Skip Their Meds
• When Drug Companies Raise Prices, Patients' Out-of-Pocket Costs Rise
• Why a COVID Diagnosis Could Cost You Way More Money in 2021
• Workers' Share of Annual Premium for Employer Health Plans Nears $6,000
• Your State's Laws Might Save Your Life If Breast Cancer Strikes