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New types of plans target cultural and ethnic communities with special offerings and native-language practitioners.

Medicaid and CHIP, the Children’s Health Insurance Program, covered 47% of children and 18% of adults in small towns and rural areas.

Only 20% of people covered by Medicaid received treatment within six months of their HCV diagnosis.

Modern antivirals can cure 95% of people with HCV, lowering the risk of cirrhosis, liver cancer and liver failure.

A boost in protection is needed to offset the persistent disparities in the toll of COVID between racial and ethnic groups.

Updated COVID vaccines will be available in some locations this week, with distribution increasing in the coming weeks.

Already, more than 100 million Americans don’t have regular access to primary care, a number that has nearly doubled since 2014.

The state has the lowest proportion of teens who have received the cancer-preventing HPV vaccine.

Who should get flu, COVID and RSV vaccines—and when?

The antiretroviral pill Genvoya is among the drugs set to undergo an affordability review in Colorado.

The Biden initiative marks a turning point in a long-fought battle to control ever-rising drug prices.

Breast cancer patients, physicians and advocates implored officials to scrap plan that would limit payment for DIEP flap surgery.

The days of Americans paying far more for prescription drugs are ending, said President Biden.

Despite progress in some areas, more work is needed to improve health and quality of life.

In the 1980s, AZT was labeled the most expensive drug in history at $8,000 annually. Now, scores of drugs cost more than $50,000 a year.

Racial disparities in heart disease mortality are linked to factors such as poor access to health, low income and unemployment.