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Millions of Americans are set to lose access to food benefits starting Saturday because of the government shutdown, with at least 25 states telling recipients they won’t receive checks for the Supplemental

“The irony’s not lost — going from the physician to the caregiver to the patient,” Michael Zinner mused in June. He was speaking by phone from his Florida home about the unusual

With the help of a computer algorithm, the state’s biggest health insurer says it will scrutinize doctors who frequently bill it for the most expensive patient visits. It will then unilaterally cut

When it comes to reaping heart health benefits from physical activity, women saw bigger drops than men in their risk of developing coronary heart disease when they followed or exceeded weekly exercise

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When my father needs insulin, he drives 25 miles round trip to the nearest Walgreens in a remote corner of California. That trip takes him about 50 minutes, nearly an hour every

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On Oct. 16, President Trump promised to slash the price of brand-name GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy to $150 a month. Even after a top health official suggested price negotiations between

Telehealth companies that have seized on the boom in weight loss drugs are playing a bigger role not just in treating patients with obesity, but also shaping how the medical mainstream understands

The massive tax cut bill President Trump signed in July is forcing states to grapple with a pivotal question: With federal Medicaid spending projected to drop drastically, which patients should get care