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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
• Almost 13 Million Americans Per Year Skip Meds Due to Cost
• Almost Half of Americans Worry About Surprise Medical Bills: Poll
• America Is Losing the War Against Diabetes
• Americans' COVID Medical Bills Are Set to Rise
• Americans With Diabetes Were Hit Hard by COVID Pandemic
• Animal Tests Point to Possible Path to Ultrafast Insulin
• Are Pricey Air Ambulance Rides Really Saving More Lives?
• 'Artificial Pancreas' Can Help Kids With Type 1 Diabetes
• Artificial Pancreas Device May Help Folks With Type 2 Diabetes
• As Medical Debt Rises, So Do Cancer Death Rates
• 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 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
• Big Studies Test Effectiveness of Common Diabetes Meds
• Black Americans, Mexican Americans Develop Diabetes Earlier in Life
• Black Cancer Survivors Often Face Added Challenges: Study
• Breast Cancer Takes Big Financial Toll on Some Young Patients
• 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 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
• Cats Now Have an FDA-Approved Pill to Treat Their Diabetes
• 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
• Coming Soon: Once-a-Week Insulin Injections?
• Common Diabetes Drug Januvia May Contain Traces of Carcinogen, FDA Says
• Common Diabetes Meds Linked to Higher Odds for a Serious Complication
• Common Diabetes Meds Tied to Serious COVID-19 Complication
• Common Type 2 Diabetes Meds Won't Raise Breast Cancer Risk: Study
• 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 a Drug Prevent Type 1 Diabetes in Those at Risk?
• Could Certain Diabetes Drugs Fight Asthma, Too?
• Could Cheaper, Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids Finally Be Here?
• Could Home Test for Colon Cancer Mean a Big Medical Bill to Come?
• 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
• 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 Boosts Odds for Heart Trouble 10-fold in Younger Women
• Diabetes Drug Metformin Might Keep Severe COVID Away
• Diabetes Drug Might Help Women With Preeclampsia Prolong Their Pregnancy
• Diabetes Is Deadlier for Black Americans: Study
• Diabetes Med Metformin Might Help Prevent Long COVID
• Did Obamacare Expand Access to Insurance for Minorities? In Some U.S. States, Hardly at All
• Do You Need an Insulin-Resistance Diet?
• Doctors Divided Over Use of Controversial New Alzheimer's Drug
• Doctors Often Miss Signs of Type 1 Diabetes in Kids
• Drug Lynparza Could Help Fight Some Early-Stage Breast Cancers
• 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
• Experimental Insulin-in-a-Pill Shows Promise in Rat Study
• FDA Eases Access to Cheaper Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids
• FDA OKs Automatic Use of a Cheaper Generic  Insulin
• FDA Warns of Cybersecurity Risk With Certain Medtronic Insulin Pumps
• Fear of Losing Health Insurance Keeps 1 in 6 U.S. Workers in Their Jobs
• 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
• Gun Violence Wreaks Havoc on Lives of Survivors, Their Families
• Head-to-Head Study Finds Which Diabetes Meds Are Best for the Heart
• 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
• 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 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 Rare Cases, Diabetes & Cholesterol Drug Combo Could Be Toxic
• In U.S., Price Tag for MS Care Tops $85 Billion
• Insulin Isn't the Only Blood Sugar Regulator
• Insulin May Not Need Refrigeration, Freeing Up Its Use in Poorer Nations
• Insurance Often Covers Ivermectin for COVID, Even Though Drug Doesn't Work
• Insured Patients Are Getting Surprise Bills After Colonoscopies
• Is Insulin Resistance a Recipe for Depression?
• 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
• Kids' Access to Insulin Pumps: Race, Income Matters
• Less Than a Third of Heavily Advertised Drugs Have 'High Therapeutic Value': Study
• 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 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
• 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
• Medtronic Expands Recall to Include More Than 463,000 Insulin Pumps
• Meeting the Challenges of Type 1 Diabetes in the Teen Years
• Millions Who Joined Medicaid During Health Emergency Could Soon Lose Coverage
• Minimally Invasive Procedure May Free Type 2 Diabetics From Insulin
• Moderna Will Offer Free COVID Shots to Uninsured After Emergency Ends
• Money Troubles Can Delay Cancer Diagnoses, Putting Survival in Jeopardy
• Months After New Rule, More Than Half of U.S. Hospitals Still Don't Disclose Prices Online
• 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
• New Treatment May Curb Low Blood Sugar in Kids With Insulin Disorder
• Obesity Costs the Average U.S. Adult Almost $1,900 per Year: Study
• Once-a-Week Insulin for Type 2 Diabetes Shows Promise in Early Trial
• One-Time Endoscopic Treatment Might Replace Insulin for People With Type 2 Diabetes
• 'Open Source' Automated Insulin Delivery Systems Help People With Type 1 Diabetes
• 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
• Pancreas Size, Shape Can Return to Normal in Diabetes Remission: Study
• Pandemic Funding Saved More Americans From Medical Debt
• Pandemic Means Financial Hardship for Many With Diabetes
• Parents of Hospitalized Kids Need More Info on Costs: Study
• Patch Pump Device Could Offer Cheaper Insulin Delivery
• Patients of Color Less Likely to Get Specialist Care Than White Patients
• Patients With Diabetes Need More Counseling on Low Blood Sugar
• Paxlovid Soon Won't Be Free for Americans
• Pfizer COVID Vaccine Saved 110,000 American Lives: Study
• Poll Finds Many Diabetes Caregivers Exhausted, Lacking Support
• Poorly Managed Diabetes Raises Odds for More Severe COVID
• 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
• 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
• Shortage of Primary Care Doctors Is Costing American Lives
• Sickle Cell Gene Therapy Can Cure, But Costs Almost $3 Million. Who Will Pay?
• Sleep Disorders Cost U.S. Health Care System Nearly $95 Billion Per Year
• Smoking Costs U.S. Economy Almost $900 Billion a Year
• Some Diabetes Meds Might Also Lower Alzheimer's Risk
• 'Stepped' Approach to Treating Diabetic Eye Disease May Be Best
• Strict Low-Carb Diets Could Push Type 2 Diabetes Into Remission, But Effect Fades
• Struggles With COVID Left Many Americans With Medical Debt
• 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 Americans With Diabetes Are Getting Recommended Meds
• Too Often, Victims of Sexual Assault Face High Medical Bills
• Treatment Reverses Young Man's Type 1 Diabetes. Will It Last?
• Treatment Reverses Young Man's Type 1 Diabetes. Will It Last?
• Turning 65 Brings Big Health Care Cost Savings, Study Finds
• Two PrEP Meds Work Equally Well; One Is Much Cheaper
• Type 2 Diabetes Drug Metformin Could Help Prevent Some Breast Cancers
• Type 2 Diabetes in Teens Can Bring Dangerous Complications in 20s
• Type 2 Diabetes in Youth Is Especially Unhealthy: Study
• 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. Will Spend $266 Million to Bolster Public Health Programs
• U.S. Women More Likely to Skip Meds Than Men, Study Finds
• Weekly Injected Drug Could Boost Outcomes for Patients With Type 2 Diabetes
• What Difference Do Calorie Counts on Menus Make?
• 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
• When Will Americans With Diabetes Get Relief From High Insulin Prices?
• Which Blood Sugar Meds Work Best Against Type 2 Diabetes?
• Why a COVID Diagnosis Could Cost You Way More Money in 2021
• Workers' Share of Annual Premium for Employer Health Plans Nears $6,000