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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.

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

People who were covered by Medicaid were less likely to be screened than those with private health insurance.

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 United States might see one of the steepest increases in the country’s uninsured rate in years.

Every household can now order four free COVID-19 tests through a federal website. Here are other options for free tests.

Plus: The White House moves to ensure that future ACA health plans cost less, protect those with chronic illness and don’t discriminate.

In January, Biden opened this enrollment period for the Affordable Care Act. Plus: Those with a health plan can change their coverage.

In the wake economic crisis caused by COVID-19, Medicaid now covers nearly 1 in 4 Americans.

The Supreme Court upholds the Affordable Care Act for a third time. Here’s a look at responses from health care advocates.

A letter from 124 patient groups urges the White House to make drugs more affordable—and spells out how it can do so.

Prepare ahead for your appointment with your hep C doctor to get the most out of this visit and get the answers you need for the best care.

Cancer, diabetes and Alzheimer’s would be the initial focus for the proposed agency within the National Institutes of Health.