“Shifting the cost of medications to patients, by some plans, is not only blatant discrimination but it can lead to…
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Controversial insurance plans in Florida may be allowed to require patients with HIV to pay 40 to 50 percent of the cost of their…
Four insurers have been accused of requiring people with HIV to pay high out-of-pocket costs for their medications. Two groups filed…
With a promising treatment for Hepatitis C now available, health insurers have begun to limit its use, citing cost concerns. Insurers have put conditions on who…
When a Maryland hospital faced a difficult and rare diagnosis this spring, doctors turned to a critical care doctor 125…
While some health care costs decline, the cost of emergency care for the mentally ill has risen 28 percent over…
At Veterans Affairs hospitals, the death rate from overdoses of powerful pain medication is twice the national average. But data shows…
An undercover investigation from National Geographic found that for members of the U.S. Marine Corps, synthetic drugs are both prevalent and easy to find. These dangerous, more powerful drugs mimic the effects of known hallucinogens but have a slightly altered chemical structure in order to evade traditional methods of detection.
Soldiers’ concerns about retribution and stigma make many reluctant to see military psychologists, and their health insurance does not pay…
Last year, the Pentagon spent more on pills, injections and vaccines than it did on Black Hawk helicopters, Abrams tanks,…