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They’re in DC to advocate for cancer research funding and to expand access to prostate screenings and multi-cancer early detection.

Short-term insurance plans often offer very limited coverage and do not follow ACA rules. People mistake the low premiums for a good deal.

PrEP4All’s advocacy for a National PrEP Program to prevent HIV gets a $670,000 boost from the Elton John AIDS Foundation.

Researchers at the American Cancer Society estimate that about 30,000 uninsured people are diagnosed with cancer each year.

UPDATE: A previous Texas ruling found that the federal mandate to cover preventive care, including HIV, violated religious freedoms.

A recent price cap on insulin costs is a big win, but Black people with diabetes face other barriers.

When a person with cancer loses their hair, wigs are not always covered by insurance, causing out of pocket expenses.

Anna Sutton had unwittingly become part of a strategy that employers are using to deal with the high cost of drugs.

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

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

The federally required data release could affect future prices or even how employers contract for health care.

Some 100 million people—including 41% of U.S. adults—have health care debt, according to a recent KFF survey.

The burden is forcing families to cut spending on food and other essentials. Millions are being driven from their homes or into bankruptcy.

The court sided with the hospitals, which challenged a $1.6 billion Trump-era cut to 340B Medicare reimbursements.

More than half of ER injuries sustained by youth during the pandemic resulted from violence by family members.

These encouraging results do not apply, however, to people who remain undiagnosed.