Health Care
  • A pharmacist holds prescription painkiller OxyContin, 40mg pills, made by Purdue Pharma L.D.  at a local pharmacy

    Drugmakers Push Back Against Price Negotiations

    By Michael Rainey

    Major pharmaceutical firms are fighting a new federal program that empowers the government to negotiate lower prices for drugs that are widely prescribed in the Medicare system. The Washington Post’s...

  • U.S. President Joe Biden Remarks In New Hampshire

    Biden Proposes a $7.3 Trillion Budget for 2025

    President Biden on Monday proposed a $7.3 trillion budget for fiscal year 2025 that seeks to lower the costs of prescription drugs, child care and housing while also cutting the deficit by $3...

  • FILE PHOTO -- The logo of UnitedHealthcare is shown in Cypress, California April 13, 2016.  REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo

    UnitedHealth Faces New Justice Department Antitrust Probe: Reports

    The Justice Department has reportedly launched an antitrust investigation into UnitedHealth, the nation’s largest health insurer and a top manager of pharmacy benefits and physician groups...

  • Americans’ Top Financial Worry: Healthcare

    By Michael Rainey

    Healthcare issues claim the top spots in the list of things U.S. voters are “very” or “somewhat worried” about being able to afford, according to the latest tracking poll from the healthcare...

  • FILE PHOTO - The federal government forms for applying for health coverage are seen at a rally held by supporters of the Affordable Care Act, widely referred to as "Obamacare", outside the Jackson-Hinds Comprehensive Health Center in Jackson, Mississippi

    New Record for Obamacare Signups

    By Michael Rainey

    A record 20 million people have signed up for health care through the marketplaces created by the Affordable Care Act, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced Wednesday. This marks...