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People who are injured or sick are asked, in a moment of stress, to prudently decide which medical setting is the best place to seek help.

The goal is to disrupt what’s considered a dysfunctional market for health care.

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

Though the practice is not entirely new, patient advocates fear it could lead to additional fees.

Patient satisfaction surveys fail to ask whether the patients experienced discrimination or received culturally competent care.

A federal lawsuit heard last month could upend or even eliminate the preventive care requirement in the law, known as Obamacare or the ACA.

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

Biden extends the health insurance enrollment period, while his COVID-19 stimulus plan makes massive changes to the Affordable Care Act.

The COVID-19 pandemic has turned virtual health from a niche service into a mainstay of modern medicine. But it’s not working for everyone.

Critics believe the order has no “technical content,” and that Trump wants his departments to come up with plan despite no clear guidance.

New report highlights cancer’s toll on racial and ethnic minorities and other underserved populations.

A coalition of LGBT groups sues the Trump administration over the rule. The lawsuit is “Whitman-Walker Clinic v. HHS.”

Language barriers, loneliness, difficulty accessing food and medicine, and unfamiliarity with new technology are major issues.

Alabama state pandemic guidance advises denying ventilators for use by people with metastatic cancer, AIDS and end-stage liver disease.

The retailer offers services such as routine checkups, eye and dental exams, and therapy and may expand nationwide.

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