What the end of the COVID public health emergency means for you
After May 11, the biggest impact for the public will be the end of free tests, with implications for people's ability to get timely diagnoses...
Biden administration to appeal ruling against free preventive health services
The notice came a day after a U.S. district judge issued an order that immediately invalidates nationwide the ACA’s guarantee of preventive services.
Pregnant people at much higher risk of breakthrough COVID, study shows
The findings come on top of research showing that people who are pregnant or gave birth recently are especially prone to getting seriously ill from...
Lack of Medicare coverage for at-home coronavirus tests sparks outcry
When the administration began requiring insurers to pay for at-home coronavirus tests, it left out those with Medicare. This has triggered a fusillade of complaints.
Anger over mask mandates, other COVID rules, spurs states to curb power of public health officials
New laws — the work of Republican legislators — inhibit health officers' ability to require masks, promote vaccinations or take steps such as closing or...
2 million uninsured are eager for Congress to fill a coverage gap — even temporarily
The sprawling social spending plan passed by the House would create a path to health coverage for more than 2 million uninsured people in 12...