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Shopping for insurance that covers regular doctors and prescriptions can be daunting. But experts see several steps to make it easier.

Designed to prevent doctors from deploying expensive, ineffectual procedures, preauthorization has morphed into a monster that denies or delays care, burdens physicians with paperwork and perpetuates racial disparities.

Drugmakers long ceased to be the only villain of the insulin price scandal. While Lilly is cutting the list price” and others may follow, will other "parties" (i.e. pharmacy benefit managers) cause this price to increase before it hits the pharmacy counter?

Patients who depend upon special drugs to treat rare diseases are caught in the crossfire as drugmakers and the FDA battle over regulations that reward companies for developing treatments for relatively small pools of patients.

Joan Alker, executive director of Georgetown University's Center for Children and Families, says Florida officials can do a better job communicating eligibility to families who will still have benefits.

A record high number of Americans are putting off medical care because of costs, according to a recent Gallup Poll. It comes as inflation and rising rents make it harder for people to make ends meet.

A family had more than $12,000 in medical bills they couldn't explain after their baby was delivered early. It turns out the doctors who cared for her worked at a different, out-of-network hospital.

Kaiser Health News has released never-before-seen details of federal audits as the government weighs action against dozens of Medicare Advantage plans.

Florida has more enrollees in the Affordable Care Act marketplace than any other state, with more than 3.2 million people, or 20 percent of the country’s totals.

Another effort to make upfront cost comparisons possible in an industry known for its opaqueness: an online tool for consumers to get some idea of what they may pay for medical care.