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Health Care

Stephanie and Jason Nixdorf.
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U.S. news

AI is helping patients fight insurance company denials

A sign advertising Obamacare health insurance enrollment
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Health Care

Cost of Obamacare expected to soar as subsidies expire and insurers hike premiums

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Alastair Pike / AFP via Getty Images file

Health Care

Democratic attorneys general sue to block changes to ACA health insurance marketplaces

Dr. John Gaetano performs a colonoscopy on Mike Lowe in a hospital room
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Health news

Gastrointestinal cancers are rising dramatically in people under 50

Two people hold signs outside, one the left it says "Medicaid funds critical disability services", and on the right it says "Protect Medicaid, Save lives"
Leigh Vogel / Getty Images for Caring Across Generations file

Health news

Another report suggests Medicaid cuts could lead to thousands of deaths

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Congress

Medical students fret over the new student loan cap in the 'big, beautiful bill'

Donald Trump
Evan Vucci / AP

White House

Trump signs big tax cut and spending bill into law in July Fourth ceremony

03:13

Couple uses artificial intelligence to fight insurance denial

02:49

Supreme Court rules for South Carolina in bid to defund Planned Parenthood

05:44

‘We will see loss of life’: How GOP Medicaid reforms could threaten rural hospitals

01:38

New weight loss drug innovations could make medications more accessible

01:37

Insurance companies announce changes to prior authorization process

04:09

Pediatric brain surgeon clashes with UnitedHealthcare over reimbursements

03:13

Pediatric brain surgeon takes on healthcare giant

05:27

Supreme Court upholds Tennessee ban on youth gender-affirming care

03:06

Cancer patient’s fight to get authorization for treatment recommended by his doctor

01:44

Kennedy guts CDC’s vaccine panel of independent experts

03:46

Ghost networks leave patients struggling to find care

04:08

22-year-old dies after being unable to afford asthma inhaler

04:29

RFK Jr. grilled on health department funding cuts at third congressional hearing

02:34

Trump signs order pushing companies to lower prescription drug prices

00:40

Trump announces cuts to prescription drug prices

00:56

F.D.A. warns about fake Ozempic drugs which could pose safety risks in the U.S.

06:52

The hidden toll of caregiving on young adults

02:56

HHS plans to cut 10,000 employees across the department

04:05

Louisiana voters in Speaker Johnson’s district react to Medicaid cut threats

02:50

Recently fired pregnant federal employees cope with loss of insurance

GOP Resistance Softens As Trump Presses House On Tax Package
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Live Updates

House passes GOP megabill and sends it to Trump; Hakeem Jeffries delays vote with record-breaking floor speech

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Donald Trump

Trump threatens to re-examine government support for Musk's companies as mogul trashes GOP megabill

Kimberly Gallagher and Daniel
Christopher Smith / KFF Health News

Health Care

To keep Medicaid, a mom caring for her disabled adult son may soon need to prove she works

Vaccine Preventable Diseases
Shelby Lum / AP

Health news

The life-changing impact of preventable diseases in the anti-vaccination era

President Trump In The Situation Room During Strike on Iran
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Live Updates

Senate votes against war powers resolution; Trump halts trade talks with Canada

Broadband in rural areas in Meeker, Colorado
Helen H. Richardson / MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images file

Supreme Court

Supreme Court upholds phone and internet subsidy program for underserved areas

A sign is held up that reads "ACA Is Here To Stay" front of the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Supreme Court

Supreme Court endorses Obamacare panel that requires free preventive care

Image: Medicare and Medicaid Administrator Mehmet Oz, right, listens to Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speak
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Health Care

5 takeaways from health insurers' new pledge to improve prior authorization

Dr. Catherine Mazzola.
Zach Gross for NBC News

U.S. news

Taking on Goliath: Brain surgeon's clash with UnitedHealthcare shows insurer's hardball tactics

Proposal To Cut Medicaid Cuts Draws Constituents To Capitol Hill In Opposition, Triggers Demands To Protect Working Families In House Budget
Tasos Katopodis / Getty Images for People's Action file

Health Care

How the Senate's proposed Medicaid cuts could deepen the rural hospital crisis

People protest the upcoming Medicaid cuts
Astrid Riecken For The Washington Post via Getty Images file

Health Care

Proposed Medicaid cuts could lead to thousands of deaths, study finds

Abortion Rights

Supreme Court orders reconsideration of religious objection to N.Y. abortion care requirement

Health Care

'A big mess': With prior authorizations and insurance denials, some patients run out of time

D'Asia Jackson holds her birth control pills during an interview with NBC News sickle cell disease
NBC News

Women's Health

How CDC cuts affect women with chronic diseases like sickle cell

A person passes in front of a closed planned parenthood.
Scott Olson / Getty Images

Abortion Rights

Planned Parenthood clinics provide basic health care. If they close, where will women go?

Guy and Michelle Mazzola’s son, also named Guy, was diagnosed with autism before his second birthday
Courtesy Michelle Mazzola

Health Care

'Ghost networks' are harming patients, but attempts to eliminate them have fallen short

Pink pills are grouped onto a black surface
Greg Wood / AFP - Getty Images file

Cancer

Two patients faced chemo. The one who survived got a test to see if it was safe.

Cole Schmidtknecht
Courtesy Schmidtknecht Family

Health Care

He couldn't afford his inhaler when the price soared without warning — and died days later

Blake Pfeifer, a veteran plumber in Colorado Springs, Colo., and his wife.
NBC News

U.S. news

Facing sky-high medical bills? Your hospital may have overcharged you

Elon Musk Joins President Trump For Signing Executive Orders In The Oval Office
Andrew Harnik / Getty Images file

DOGE

Elon Musk says he's 'disappointed' with domestic policy bill in break with Trump

Donald Trump.
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Trump administration

Advocates wait for the results of Trump's executive order on IVF policy

U.S. Army soldier.
Daniel Karmann / picture alliance via Getty Images file

U.S. news

Unpaid claims and coverage gaps: Changes to the military's health care program are causing disruptions

Patient waiting for her examination
Tom Werner / Getty Images

Health Care

Have you received a surprise 'facility fee' charge after a medical appointment?

The Morning After Pill in 7/11.
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Women's Health

The morning-after pill is coming to a convenience store near you

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. gestures to a chart during a news conference about prescription drug prices.
Jim Watson / AFP via Getty Images

Health news

Trump signs executive order that aims to slash drug prices by at least 50%

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