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• 1 in 3 U.S. Children Lack Adequate Health Insurance
• 1 in 5 Americans Has an STD: CDC
• 1 in 5 U.S. Seniors Now Skip Meds Because of Cost
• 18 Million Americans Can't Pay for Needed Meds
• 3 Steps Could Nearly Eliminate COVID Infections on College Campuses: Study
• 3D Mammograms Best at Spotting Tumors, But Many Black Women Missing Out
• 4 in 10 U.S. Adults Who Need Mental Health Care Can't Get It: Survey
• 8/8 -- Inflation Has Many Americans Cutting Back on Health Care, Poll Finds
• Almost 13 Million Americans Per Year Skip Meds Due to Cost
• Almost Half of Americans Worry About Surprise Medical Bills: Poll
• Americans' COVID Medical Bills Are Set to Rise
• Are Pricey Air Ambulance Rides Really Saving More Lives?
• As Testing Costs Rise, Neurology Patients May Skip Screening
• Average COVID Hospital Bill for U.S. Seniors Nearly $22,000
• Biden Administration Buys More Monoclonal Antibody Treatments to Ward Off Shortage
• Biden Administration May Stop Buying COVID Vaccines, Treatments by Fall
• Biden Plan Will Spend $1.5 Billion to Boost Health Worker Supply
• Biden Pledges to Lower Prescription Drug Prices for Americans
• Biden to Expand Access to Health Care for Immigrants Brought Illegally to U.S. as Children
• Biden to Sign Bill That Helps Veterans Exposed to Toxic Burn Pits
• Big Changes Are Coming to U.S. Health Care as Pandemic Emergencies Expire
• Black Americans, Mexican Americans Develop Diabetes Earlier in Life
• Black Cancer Survivors Often Face Added Challenges: Study
• Breast Cancer Takes Big Financial Toll on Some Young Patients
• California's Plan to Make Low-Priced Insulin Could Be Example for Nation
• Can a Drug Help Prevent Diabetic Vision Loss?
• Cancer Care Costs U.S. $156 Billion Per Year; Drugs a Major Factor
• Cancer Costs U.S. Patients $21 Billion a Year
• Cancer Med Might Be Powerful Treatment for MS
• Cancer Survivors Fared Better Financially After Obamacare
• Cancer Takes Heavy Toll on Women's Work and Finances: Study
• Cancer's Financial Toll on Couples Hurts Both Partners
• Child's Hospital Stay Can Cost Plenty, Even With Insurance
• Choice of Brand-Name Drug Over Generics Costs Medicare Nearly $2 Billion Annually
• Christina Applegate Announces She Has Multiple Sclerosis
• Cluster of Symptoms Common in People First Diagnosed With MS
• Colonoscopy Surprise Bills Should Be Thing of the Past, Experts Say
• Common MS Meds Might Be Less Effective in Black Patients
• Companion Drug Might Help Prevent Kidney Complications of Lupus
• Compared to Other Countries, Americans Pay Much More for Prescription Drugs
• Converting Hotels to Rooms for Homeless People Curbed COVID's Spread
• Cost a Barrier to Cervical Cancer Screening for Many U.S. Women
• Cost of Brand-Name Epilepsy Meds Is Soaring
• Cost of Epilepsy Meds Continues to Soar
• Costs Would Keep 1 in 7 Americans From Seeking COVID-19 Treatment
• Could Cheaper, Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids Finally Be Here?
• Could Home Test for Colon Cancer Mean a Big Medical Bill to Come?
• Could Stem Cell Therapy Be a Breakthrough Against MS?
• Could the Mediterranean Diet Help People With MS?
• Could the 'Mono' Virus Help Trigger Multiple Sclerosis?
• Couples Age 55 or Older Can Soon Contribute $10,000 a Year to Health Savings Accounts
• COVID Fears Mean More Cancers Are Being Diagnosed at Later Stages
• COVID-19 Vaccines Boost Antibodies, Even in People With Weak Immune Systems
• Crowdsourcing Raises Billions for Families Hit Hard by Medical Bills
• Cycling During Dialysis? It Might Help Patients
• Data Show Big Drop in Number of Americans in Medical Debt
• Death Rates Are Rising Across Rural America
• Depression Can Be a Killer for People With MS
• Diabetes Is Deadlier for Black Americans: Study
• Did Obamacare Expand Access to Insurance for Minorities? In Some U.S. States, Hardly at All
• Dirty City Air Might Raise MS Risk
• Doctors Divided Over Use of Controversial New Alzheimer's Drug
• Does Race Affect the Odds of Developing MS?
• Drug Lynparza Could Help Fight Some Early-Stage Breast Cancers
• Drug May Boost Thinking Skills in People With Advanced MS
• Eating Disorders Cost Billions in the U.S.
• Eli Lilly to Slash Insulin Prices, Cap Monthly Out-of-Pocket Costs at $35
• Emergency Transport Can Surprise Many With Big Bills
• Even When Undergoing Treatment, People With MS Gain From COVID Vaccines
• FDA Eases Access to Cheaper Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids
• FDA OKs Automatic Use of a Cheaper Generic  Insulin
• Fear of Losing Health Insurance Keeps 1 in 6 U.S. Workers in Their Jobs
• Fewer Surprise Bills: Most U.S. Hospitals Now Transparent on Prices
• Fighting Liver Cancer Takes Big Financial Toll: Study
• Finding a Doctor Is Tough and Getting Tougher in Rural America
• First Signs of MS May Often Go Undiagnosed
• For 'Near Poor' Seniors, Medicaid 'Cliff' Could Keep Health Care Out of Reach
• For the Poor, Even a Small Medical Bill Can Trigger Coverage Loss
• Gun Violence Wreaks Havoc on Lives of Survivors, Their Families
• Gut Immune Cells May Play Key Role in MS
• Gut Microbiome Could Play Role in MS
• Health Savings Accounts Used Least by People Who Need Them Most: Poll
• Heart Screening of Young Athletes Is Cost-Effective
• Here's How New Federal Legislation Might Cut Your Drug Costs
• Here's How the Inflation Reduction Act Will Lower the Cost of Health Care
• High Co-Pays, Deductibles Keep Some Women From Mammogram Follow-Up
• High Costs Lead Millions of Americans to Shop Abroad for Rx Drugs
• High Deductibles Keep Some Women From Follow-Up After Troubling Mammogram
• Hope for 1st Vaccine Against Virus Driving 'Mono,' Cancers and Maybe MS
• Hospitalizing the Unvaccinated Has Cost U.S. Nearly $6 Billion
• House Committees to Investigate New Alzheimer's Drug Approval
• How Climate Change Could Put More MS Patients in Danger
• How Did New 'Surprise Medical Bill' Laws Affect Your State?
• How Insurance Plans Keep Black Patients From Cancer Care
• How Much Will That Hip Replacement Cost? Many Hospitals Still Aren't Saying
• Icky Prescription: Could Hookworms Help Ease MS?
• If Protections Expire, COVID Patients Could Soon Face Big Medical Bills
• In U.S., Price Tag for MS Care Tops $85 Billion
• Insomnia, Sleep Apnea Rise in Women With MS
• Insurance Often Covers Ivermectin for COVID, Even Though Drug Doesn't Work
• Insured Patients Are Getting Surprise Bills After Colonoscopies
• Is Medicare Overspending? Costco Prices Much Less for Generic Drugs
• It's Getting Tougher to Afford Health Care, Even With Employer-Sponsored Insurance
• Just 8% of Americans Lack Health Insurance, a Record Low
• Less Than a Third of Heavily Advertised Drugs Have 'High Therapeutic Value': Study
• Light Therapy Might Ease MS-Related Fatigue
• Lung Cancer Survival Continues to Improve, But Not for All
• Lupus, MS and Other Autoimmune Disorders Raise Heart Risks
• Major Credit Agencies Will Drop Most Medical Debt From Reports
• 'Major Financial Hardship' Hits Most Patients Battling Advanced Colon Cancer
• Maker Cuts Price of Controversial New Alzheimer's Drug in Half
• Maker of Narcan Nasal Spray Plans to Sell Overdose Antidote for Less Than $50
• Many Americans Don't See Links Between Racism,  Health Outcomes: Poll
• Many Americans With Long COVID Have Trouble Accessing Care
• Many Cancer Patients Face Mounting Bills Despite Having Insurance
• Many Insured Americans Are an Injury Away From Bankruptcy: Study
• Many MS Patients Struggle With Finances, Forgo Treatments
• Many Pre-Surgery Tests Are Useless, So Why Are Hospitals Still Using Them?
• Many Seniors on Medicare Falling Into Medical Debt
• Many U.S. Seniors Get Needless, Pricey Cervical Cancer Screenings
• Many Who Need Opioid OD Antidote the Most Can't Afford It
• Medical Bill Worries Tied to Worse Outcomes for Cancer Patients: Study
• Medical Care for COVID-19 Could Cost U.S. Hundreds of Billions: Study
• Medical Debt Can Crush Even the Insured, Study Shows
• Medical Pot May Help Many Battle Insomnia, Pain and Stress: Study
• Medicare Could Save Millions By Taking Cue from Mark Cuban's Online Pharmacy
• Medicare May Rethink Premium Hike for Pricey Alzheimer’s Drug
• Medicare Monthly Premiums to Drop for Seniors
• Medicare Mulls Coverage for Controversial Alzheimer's Drug
• Medicare Will Save U.S. Billions Negotiating Drug Prices
• Millions Who Joined Medicaid During Health Emergency Could Soon Lose Coverage
• 'MIND' Diet Can Help Preserve Brain in People With MS
• Mindfulness May Ease the Emotional Burden of MS
• Moderna Will Offer Free COVID Shots to Uninsured After Emergency Ends
• Months After New Rule, More Than Half of U.S. Hospitals Still Don't Disclose Prices Online
• Most Americans With Medical Debt Owe Money to Hospitals
• Most Injured Workers Resume Jobs After Recovery, But Finances Suffer
• Moves, Evictions Often Trigger Harmful Breaks in Health Care: Study
• Moving Monoclonal Antibody Treatments for COVID From Hospital to Home
• MS Doesn't Put Women at Higher Risk During Pregnancy
• MS Has Mixed Impact on Patients' Cancer Risk: Study
• MS May Not Affect Breast Cancer Prognosis
• MS Patients Turn to Marijuana, Other Alternative Treatments
• Neurologists' Group Issues Guidance to Families on Controversial Alzheimer's Drug
• New Clues to Why Disability Strikes People With MS
• New Drug May Beat Older One at Preventing MS Relapse
• New MRI Technique Might Help Spot MS Sooner
• Obesity Costs the Average U.S. Adult Almost $1,900 per Year: Study
• Obesity in Youth Could Be Big Risk Factor for MS
• Out-of-Network Costs Raise Medical Bills for Special Needs Kids
• Out-of-Pocket Costs Delay Cancer Follow-Up Care, Even for the Insured
• Out-of-Pocket Costs for Cancer Care Keep Climbing
• Out-of-Pocket Medical Bills for COVID-19 May Average $3,800 in 2021: Study
• Over a Million Americans Are Rationing Insulin Due to High Cost
• Overuse of Antibiotics in Kids Adds Millions to U.S. Health Care Costs
• Pandemic Funding Saved More Americans From Medical Debt
• Pandemic Means Financial Hardship for Many With Diabetes
• Parents of Hospitalized Kids Need More Info on Costs: Study
• Patients of Color Less Likely to Get Specialist Care Than White Patients
• Paxlovid Soon Won't Be Free for Americans
• People With MS Have Worse Survival If Colon Cancer Strikes
• People With MS Should Get the COVID-19 Vaccine: Expert
• Pfizer COVID Vaccine Saved 110,000 American Lives: Study
• Pregnancy May Delay MS
• Pricey Alzheimer's Drug Drives Spike in Medicare B Premium: Officials
• 'Race Gap' in U.S. Heart Health Has Changed Little in 20 Years: Report
• Radiation Rx for Prostate Cancer Can Cause Financial Pain: Study
• Relief for America's Unemployed Could Be Crucial for Health
• Saline IV Drip Just as Good as Pricier Options in Hospital ICUs: Study
• Sanofi Follows Lilly, Novo Nordisk in Cutting Insulin Prices
• Secondhand Smoke Is Sending Kids to the ER
• Shortage of Primary Care Doctors Is Costing American Lives
• Sickle Cell Gene Therapy Can Cure, But Costs Almost $3 Million. Who Will Pay?
• Sleep Disorders Cost U.S. Health Care System Nearly $95 Billion Per Year
• Smoking Costs U.S. Economy Almost $900 Billion a Year
• Stem Cell Therapy May Slow MS Better Than Meds: Study
• 'Stepped' Approach to Treating Diabetic Eye Disease May Be Best
• Stress Across the Life Span Could Worsen MS
• Struggles With COVID Left Many Americans With Medical Debt
• Suspicious Mammogram? Out-of-Pocket Costs Keep Some Women From Follow-Up
• The High Cost of Living With Sickle Cell Disease
• There's More MS in Northern Countries. Now, Researchers Find New Reason Why
• Think You Can Skip That Annual Physical?  Think Again
• Too Often, Victims of Sexual Assault Face High Medical Bills
• Turning 65 Brings Big Health Care Cost Savings, Study Finds
• Two PrEP Meds Work Equally Well; One Is Much Cheaper
• U.S. Immigrants' Premiums, Taxes Exceed Health Care Expenditures: Study
• U.S. Leads in Health Care Spending, But Is Last for Health Outcomes Among Rich Nations
• U.S. Spends More on Cancer Than Any Other Country. Why Are Survival Rates Low?
• U.S. Will Spend $266 Million to Bolster Public Health Programs
• U.S. Women More Likely to Skip Meds Than Men, Study Finds
• Used Early, Drug Might Delay MS Symptom Onset
• Vibration Therapy May Help Body, Mind in People With MS
• What Difference Do Calorie Counts on Menus Make?
• When Coal-Fired Power Plants Close, Kids With Asthma Breathe Easier
• When Deductibles Rise, More Diabetes Patients Skip Their Meds
• When Drug Companies Raise Prices, Patients' Out-of-Pocket Costs Rise
• Who Fares Worse After Multiple Sclerosis Strikes?
• Why a COVID Diagnosis Could Cost You Way More Money in 2021
• Why Do Black Patients Fare Worse When MS Strikes?
• Workers' Share of Annual Premium for Employer Health Plans Nears $6,000