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Cat Bites The Hand That Feeds; Hospital Bills $48,512
An animal lover stopped to feed a hungry-looking stray cat outside Everglades National Park in Florida. The cat bit her finger; then treatment for a possible rabies infection bit her pocketbook. -
Congress Mulls Cap On What Medicare Enrollees Pay For Drugs
With health care a top issue for American voters, Congress may actually be moving toward doing something this year to address the high cost of prescription drugs. -
Trump Administration Proposes Sweeping Changes To Federal Family Planning Program
Any organization that provides or refers patients for abortions will be ineligible for Title X funding to cover STD prevention, cancer screenings and contraception. -
CVS Looks To Make Its Drugstores A Destination For Health Care
With almost 10,000 stores across the country, CVS says it is already where consumers are. The company is transforming some of its stores and their retail clinics into hubs for a wider range of care. -
Insurers Hand Out Cash And Gifts To Sway Brokers Who Sell Employer Health Plans
Independent brokers help employers choose health benefits for their staff, but are paid by the health insurance industry, creating financial incentives to sell more without regard to cost. -
White House Plan To Stop HIV Faces A Tough Road In Oklahoma
Trump's plan includes a focus on fighting HIV in the rural Midwest and South. But there are doubts in Oklahoma, where the state's uninsured rate and stigmatization of HIV are high. -
'Medicare For All': What’s It Mean, And Is It Possible?
Although it’s been proposed for years by some health care reform advocates, "Medicare For All" is gaining new steam as the race for 2020 heats up. -
In A Measles Outbreak, Demand For Vaccine Spikes
Clinics in the Pacific Northwest are ordering ten times the vaccine for measles, mumps and rubella as they normally do because some who have avoided vaccines are changing their minds. -
Former Rep. John Dingell Left An Enduring Health Care Legacy
During the 1980s and early 1990s, Rep. John Dingell was instrumental in expanding the Medicaid program, reshaping Medicare and modernizing the Food and Drug Administration. He died Thursday night. -
Donkey Therapy On Care Farm Helps Kids With Autism
At an outpatient care farm in Bolton, Mass., clients with mental health, addiction and communication disorders come to connect with animals and agriculture as a form of therapy.
