Legacy Topic: Health Care
The cost of preventing the spread of HIV? Upwards of $1,600 a month
Feb 5, 2019
President Trump is expected to call for an end to HIV transmission by 2030. The drug known as PrEP may be key.
Cancer death rates have fallen 27 percent
by
Andy Uhler
Jan 9, 2019
Oncology experts say advances in cancer drugs have played a major role.
Flu season could be less damaging, experts say
by
Erika Beras
Jan 8, 2019
During last year’s season, an estimated 80,000 people died.
ER bills are expensive. And secretive.
by
Sean McHenry
Jan 7, 2019
In some hospitals, you could pay thousands of dollars just to sit in the waiting room.
Want to know the true price of a hospital procedure?
Jan 4, 2019
A new system can help you find out.
GE has a long-term care insurance problem
Jan 1, 2019
Caring for the elderly is expensive for insurers and for families.
How the U.S. measures up when it comes to women's health
Dec 24, 2018
A sweeping new study from the Commonwealth Fund looked at more than 9,000 women in 11 developed countries and found that women in this country pay more for health care than women in the other countries but are less healthy. Click the audio player above to hear the full story.
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Drug use is down among teenagers, but vaping is up big
by
Ben Bradford
Dec 18, 2018
The use of e-cigarettes has nearly doubled since last year.
Could adult daycare centers be one solution to providing lower cost care for Alzheimer's patients?
Dec 14, 2018
Lower cost adult daycare programs could be one solution for affordable care for Americans living with Alzheimer's.
Popular with voters, more conservative states push for Medicaid expansion
by
Peggy Lowe
Dec 10, 2018
One of the big winners in November’s midterm election was public health insurance coverage – specifically expansion of Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act.