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Trump has reversed Obama-era protections that prohibit discrimination in health care based on gender identity. Critics warn the rule could harm a vulnerable group — LGBTQ people — during a pandemic.

Adm. Brett Giroir says he will be “demobilized” from his role overseeing coronavirus testing at FEMA in mid-June and going back to his regular job at the Department of Health and Human Services.

The end of May marks a deadline for the millions of people who have lost job-based health insurance in March to enroll in a new plan.

NPR’s health policy reporter answers listener questions about what to do and how to get health care after losing health insurance.

Many people have lost their health insurance along with their jobs during the pandemic. NPR’s health policy correspondent answers listener questions on how to navigate the health care system now.

Millions have likely lost their health insurance. If you’re one of them, we want to hear about the decisions you’re making. Go without? Find a new plan? Tell us what you’re thinking.

With the nation’s blood supply in shortage due to the coronavirus, the FDA recently eased restrictions on gay men donating blood. The letter argues those new rules are still too restrictive.

After promising on April 7 that data on how COVID-19 is affecting people of different races would be available in a few days, the Trump administration now says it won’t happen until early May.

An office of the Department of Health and Human Services surveyed 323 U.S. hospitals and found shortages of “intravenous therapy poles, medical gas, linens and food.” Many are still scrambling.

At least 27 million Americans who lost their jobs in recent weeks also lost their health insurance, a new report finds. Others lacked a health plan even before COVID-19 hit. Here’s how to find help.