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A look at the supply chain that results in very high costs for HIV and hepatitis C medications.

The patient advocacy coalition I Am Essential sent a letter to the HHS spelling out why the plan is dangerous.

A roundup of statements

Can loads more research dollars stop Alzheimer’s disease by 2025?

The denial rate, which is higher for the privately insured than those with Medicaid or Medicare, is on the rise.

He’ll oversee the FDA, Medicare and Medicaid at a time when soaring drug prices remain a contentious political topic.

He also told pharma leaders: “We have to get prices down. We have no choice.”

Tom Price now faces a Senate confirmation hearing.

Tom Price wants to dismantle Obamacare and Medicaid expansion, so why did the American Medical Association endorse him to lead HHS?

Researchers say hospitals mark up the cost for specific services by by more than 20 times solely to increase their revenues.

Each year Social Security revises its numbers and those of Medicare to reflect inflationary trends in the past year.

This article gives important information about the various health insurance plans available during open enrollment.

Medicare will now cover an annual HIV test for all people ages 15 to 65 regardless of their risk. Pregnant women are covered for three HIV..

This marks a 15-fold increase for liver disease drugs since new HCV therapies started rolling out in 2013.

The troubling health disparity plays out worst in the South.

An HHS review board ruled in favor of Denee Mallon, a 74-year-old transgender Army veteran from New Mexico.