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He pitched military service with a promise of lifetime healthcare. When he needed it, the system failed.

For more than a decade, Guy Shoemaker pitched military service to potential new recruits with one key promise: healthcare for life.“You’re going to have medical…

Nebraska rolls out Medicaid work requirements, putting thousands at risk of losing coverage

Nebraska on Friday became the first state to implement Medicaid work requirements, eight months ahead of the federal deadline mandated in President Donald Trump’s “big,…

Hospital CEOs defend charging patients more at facilities

Hospital CEOs came under fire at a House hearing Tuesday, with Republicans accusing them of overcharging patients and exploiting the system

Patients say they want Alzheimer’s blood tests. Doctors aren’t sure they help.

The idea is straightforward: Take a blood test now, even without symptoms, and learn if you could some day develop Alzheimer’s disease

FDA approves first gene therapy for genetic hearing loss

The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved Regeneron’s Otarmeni, the first gene therapy for genetic hearing loss

RFK Jr. set to face Bill Cassidy in back-to-back Senate hearings

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. heads to Capitol Hill on Wednesday on a potential collision course with the Republican who helped put him in…

Drugmakers raised prices on hundreds of drugs despite Trump deals, report finds

President Donald Trump has repeatedly said his deals with drugmakers would bring down prescription drug prices in the U.S.

This CEO wants to cover weight loss drugs for employees. They’re just too expensive.

For Dr. Joseph Cacchione, the math on GLP-1 drugs stopped making sense.

Former deputy surgeon general is recommended for CDC director, sources say

HHS recommended Dr. Erica Schwartz, a deputy U.S. surgeon general during Trump’s first term, to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, sources say.

FDA asks Lilly for more safety data on weight loss pill Foundayo

The Food and Drug Administration is asking Eli Lilly to gather more safety data on its new weight loss pill, Foundayo, including whether it could…