Health care

Health care sharing ministries advertise reimbursements for members’ medical bills. But they are largely unregulated, and most have restrictions on maternity coverage.

The secretary can appoint members to a CDC advisory panel that makes recommendations on vaccinations.

In a news conference on Tuesday, Manhattan district attorney Alvin Bragg discussed the charges for the shooting of Brian Thompson on Dec. 4. 

The leader of UnitedHealth Group wrote that the health insurance executive gunned down on a Manhattan sidewalk last week cared about consumers and was working to make the system better.

For 15 years, Donna and Gary Lindabury, of Vylas, North Carolina, lived with the financial equivalent of an anvil over their heads: a medical debt owed to a nonprofit hospital that at one point reached $200,000.

New details surfaced Tuesday regarding Luigi Mangione, the suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. NBC Chicago’s Natalie Martinez reports.

As 26-year-old Luigi Mangione was taken into custody for the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, many online responses displayed sympathy for Mangione while recounting their own experiences with the American healthcare system.

A University of Chicago professor discussed the arrest of Luigi Mangione, the suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. NBC Chicago’s Courtney Sisk reports.

No arrests have been made in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, who was fatally shot Wednesday in midtown Manhattan.

The fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO has opened the door for many people to vent their frustrations and anger over the insurance industry. The feelings of exasperation, anger, resentment, and helplessness toward insurers aren’t new. But the shooting and the headlines around it have unleashed a new wave of patients sharing such sentiments and personal stories of interactions with insurance...

For many Americans, finding affordable long-term care is a challenge. One congressman wants to create a federal program to help.

The cost of generic drugs for many people could go up if President-elect Donald Trump follows through on his promise to impose sweeping tariffs on products from China and other foreign countries, policy experts say.

The physician and TV personality’s views on health policy have evolved significantly over the years.

President-elect Donald Trump’s return to the White House is poised to have big impacts on consumer health care.

Choosing health insurance during open enrollment may seem complicated, but it’s easy once you break it down into steps.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has promoted claims about vaccines that contradict the overwhelming consensus of scientists.

Subsidies to buy insurance from the Affordable Care Act Marketplaces are set to expire at the end of 2025. If they’re not extended, coverage could become unaffordable for many.

Whichever party wins control of the House and Senate must decide how to handle a slew of consequential policy matters.

Starting Friday, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program recipients can get health insurance under the Affordable Care Act.

Americans can start signing up Friday for health care coverage offered through the Affordable Care Act marketplace for 2025.