Category: NPR

Well-known insurers are selling new sorts of health plans outside the Affordable Care Act exchanges that may sound cheaper but aren’t necessarily. Some, for example, charge extra for common surgeries.

Critics question claims by federal officials that CanaRX jeopardizes patient safety. Many U.S. companies, cities, counties and school districts rely on the firm to help employees get cheaper medicine.

For the second time ever, a man’s HIV infection has been sent into remission. NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly talks with Rowena Johnston, director of research for the Foundation for AIDS Research.

British doctors report the apparent eradication of HIV from a patient who was undergoing treatment for cancer. It’s only the second time this has been accomplished, despite many attempts.

There’s a growing fiscal crisis hitting cities, counties and states across the U.S. It’s all about generous retiree health benefits that historically haven’t been fully funded.

Legislation introduced in Texas this week would force the state’s health care providers and health insurers to mediate payment disputes before they send bills to patients.

The Senate failed to advance a bill that would regulate doctors’ care of babies who survive abortions. NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly talks with Washington Post reporter Mike DeBonis about the vote.

The CEOs of seven U.S. drug makers testified before the Senate Finance Committee on their pricing practices.

Most patients do fine, research suggests, when the lead surgeon steps away to begin another procedure. But patients who are older or have underlying medical conditions sometimes fare worse.