RFK Jr. and Dr. Oz are headline grabbers for sure. But here’s the think tank that might inform Trump’s behind the scenes efforts on health policy. They’re all about the free market.
In addition to cost and access, there are other factors of daily life that keep many women from getting screened for breast cancer, research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finds.
Private Medicare plans that pay for prescription drugs can now cover obesity medicine Wegovy, if it’s prescribed to reduce the risk of heart attacks and strokes in people at high risk.
New York City joined other localities this week in pledging to buy up and forgive residents’ unpaid medical bills. The trend started in Cook County, Ill., and is spreading around the country.
The city is partnering with the nonprofit RIP Medical Debt to buy up and forgive unpaid medical bills. The trend started in Cook County, Ill., and is spreading to cities across the country.
A new survey finds more people are surviving lung cancer and racial disparities are shrinking. But unless it’s caught early, lung cancer still has a low survival rate.
Laura Bray couldn’t watch her 9-year-old’s leukemia go untreated. She started campaigning to fix a broken system and get patients the treatments they need in the face of drug shortages.
Virtual access to doctors is a huge plus for patients. But it’s a lot of new work for physicians. And the health care business model hasn’t caught up with this new reality.
The recent, abrupt shortage of critical cancer drugs is forcing doctors to ration essential medications. It highlights a broken business model in generic drugs.