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The Internal Revenue Service is investigating UnitedHealth Group, with an initial probe determining the health care conglomerate underpaid taxes during a four-year period by funneling money through a foreign subsidiary. The IRS

LOS ANGELES — In the chapel of a homeless shelter, health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stood behind a lectern with a “Cancel Corruption” sign and lambasted local officials for mishandling the

Methadone clinics are finally getting their report card.  In 2024, with the specialized addiction treatment providers facing backlash from patient groups and scrutiny from lawmakers, the federal government issued a long-awaited overhaul

The Trump administration’s campaign to eradicate transgender health care for young people has run into a series of legal roadblocks: Judges have ruled against Justice Department subpoenas, a declaration from the health

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STAT is co-publishing this article by KFF Health News. SAN FRANCISCO — At a Walgreens in this city’s bustling Japantown neighborhood, pharmacist Margaret On stocks two boxes of long-acting insulin pens from

Shortly after her wedding four years ago, Jenilee Crowley felt ready to start having kids. Then the 38-year-old found a lump in her breast that upended all her future plans. Chemotherapy, radiation,

Talks are underway between authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the World Health Organization to expedite the start of a multi-armed Phase 3 clinical trial of vaccines geared toward

Young adults’ use of vapes and cannabis hit all-time highs last year, according to the results of a large new national survey conducted at the University of Michigan. The percentage of young

The Trump administration on Wednesday unveiled a new framework for helping Americans facing the often-intertwined circumstances of addiction and homelessness.  In a new toolkit, the White House unveiled a “treatment first” model