Healthcare

Measles vaccine.

US loses measles elimination status amid surge in cases: Report

Claire Carter · November 13, 2026 10:50 pm

Apartment complex in DC

Black mold’s link to fatal DC shooting: What to know

President Donald Trump speaks about TrumpRx in the Old Eisenhower Executive Office Building.

How Democratic healthcare ad blitz helped sink GOP Senate candidates

Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed speaks at an election night event, early Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2026, in Detroit.

Abdul el Sayed teases ‘TrumpCare’ in support of universal healthcare

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Senators launch investigation into RFK Jr. over alleged lies in confirmation testimony

Consumers in at least 15 states bought Ambetter insurance plans through Centene with the expectation that they and their families would be covered, only to find out all too late that their policies are not what they seemed. (iStock)

The problems with inadequate health insurance networks

donna-christensen February 8, 2018 5:01 am

In this 2015 photo, a woman walks past Preterm, an abortion clinic, in Cleveland. This week, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled that Preterm of Cleveland can't sue over abortion-related restrictions which were in the state's budget bill back in 2013. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

Ohio strikes a blow against abortion clinics

Nicole Russell February 7, 2018 11:40 pm

Mac Thornberry on budget deal: ‘If you vote ‘no,’ you are voting against fixing the military’

Travis J. Tritten February 7, 2018 10:40 pm

A budget deal reached Wednesday by Senate leadership includes $6 billion in funding to fight the opioid epidemic, according to a source familiar with the deal, a boost from the extra $1.4 billion that Congress devoted to it in the 2017 and 2018 fiscal years. (AP Photo/Patrick Sison)

Spending deal includes more funding for anti-opioid epidemic programs, NIH, community health centers

Robert King February 7, 2018 7:59 pm

Data showed doctors are still prescribing too many opioids, a key driver that fueled the opioid epidemic that federal data shows kills 91 people each day. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)

Doctors are prescribing too many stronger opioids, says insurance lobby

Robert King February 7, 2018 5:24 pm

Daily on Healthcare: CMS says it’s reviewing state Medicaid lifetime limit proposals

Kimberly Leonard, Robert King, Philip Klein February 7, 2018 4:58 pm

Plan to expand access to association health plans would mean higher premiums on the Obamacare exchanges. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

California spends $110 million on Obamacare outreach, enrollment falls

Kimberly Leonard February 7, 2018 4:29 pm

The poll released Wednesday found that 38 percent thought Trump has done a "sufficient amount" to address opioid abuse and 36 percent felt he did not, with 26 percent who had no opinion or didn't know. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Public divided over Trump’s handling of opioid epidemic

Robert King February 7, 2018 4:00 pm

Humana's overall quarterly report came out better than expected. The company reported a profit of $184 million, or $1.29 per share. Earnings were $2.06 per share and revenue rose 2.4 percent, to $13.19 billion. (Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg)

Humana to boost wages for employees following tax law

Kimberly Leonard February 7, 2018 3:41 pm

Meghan McCain said she was "deeply hurt" after a report last year said the president had been "physically mocking" her father, Sen. John McCain by imitating the "thumbs down" gesture he made on the Senate floor before voting against the GOP's Obamacare repeal and replace plan. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

Meghan McCain: Trump won’t be going after my father again

Caitlin Yilek February 7, 2018 1:01 pm

The FDA's latest analysis, released Tuesday, included details about deaths associated with kratom and a conclusion by the agency that kratom contains some of the same components as opioids. (AP Photo/Mary Esch, File)

FDA declares kratom an opioid as scheduling remains in limbo

Kimberly Leonard February 7, 2018 1:03 am

Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, said he wants to at least keep the minimum dedicated opioid funding that has been made in 2017 and 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senators press for more opioid funding as budget deal nears

Robert King February 6, 2018 11:51 pm