#health insurance

Using smartphones as diagnostic tools is a work in progress, experts say.

Compared to a colonoscopy, a fecal test is easy and affordable. But which method is better at finding colon cancer?

The North Carolina insurer’s policy “will worsen health inequities” for Black and Latino people, claim the discrimination complaints.

Covered California, the state’s health insurance marketplace, teamed with Black leaders to discuss how to improve access to health care.

Around 100 million people in the U.S. have health care debt totalling at least $140 billion.

Plus: Over 10 prevention services related to hepatitis, HIV and sexually transmitted infections covered by the Affordable Care Act.

Some women with dense breasts get extra cancer screenings in addition to mammograms. This can lead to false-positives and harm.

California bans the sale of menthol cigarettes and other flavored tobacco products; South Dakota extends access to Medicaid.

Lack of transportation and longer wait times have increased among racial minorities.

Plus, a court ruling has the potential to invalidate required free screenings, including for breast, colorectal, cervical and lung cancer.

Cancer mortality was about 3.5% lower in states that expanded Medicaid.

Insurers should allow co-pay assistance to count as out-of-pocket spending, claims HHS lawsuit by HIV, hepatitis and diabetes advocates.

The woman’s uninsured brother needed a liver transplant. She fought to get him on a donor list and a transplant.

Medical Monitoring Project finds most are receiving HIV care and treatment, but many face challenges such as poverty and unstable housing.

Left untreated, hepatitis C can lead to cirrhosis, liver cancer and the need for a liver transplant.