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Under MedAdvantage plans, the major insurer is sending packages including Tamiflu and coronavirus tests to those considered especially vulnerable to Covid and the flu.

A proposal announced by President Trump last month was to send older Americans $200 discount cards to offset prescription costs. It’s not going to happen before the election, and maybe not ever.

The way medical professionals are paid keeps structural racism alive. It’s unethical and it must change.

The health care company, in talks with an affiliate of the billionaire Chamath Palihapitiya, hopes to use the money to fuel growth and achieve profitability.

Don’t dismiss it because it isn’t Medicare for All.

The coronavirus outbreaks had prompted the nation’s largest insurers to stop charging co-pays or requiring deductibles for virtual visits, but some consumers will now have to pay those fees again.

The Affordable Care Act touches the lives of most Americans, and its abolition could have a significant effect on many millions more people than those who get their health coverage through it.

They are finding what families say are pretexts to send patients to hospitals for psychiatric care — and then refusing to let them return.

The gap between rates set for private insurers and employers vs. those by the federal government stirs the debate over a government-run health plan.

The order expands on a presidential promise by trying to reduce the prices Medicare pays for prescription drugs, but experts said it was unclear whether the White House could carry out the directive.

The Democratic presidential nominee hit back at attacks delivered at the Republican National Convention.

Part of the U.S. debate over health care is really a debate over the definition of freedom.

After learning in 2016 that he had a terminal neurodegenerative disease, Mr. Barkan became a champion of “Medicare for all.” He spoke with The Times ahead of his speech on Tuesday night at the Democratic National Convention.

After learning in 2016 that he had a terminal neurodegenerative disease, Mr. Barkan became a champion of “Medicare for all.” He spoke with The Times ahead of his speech on Tuesday night at the Democratic National Convention.

After learning in 2016 that he had a terminal neurodegenerative disease, Mr. Barkan became a champion of ‘Medicare for all.’ He spoke with The Times ahead of his speech on Tuesday night at the Democratic National Convention.

The senator from Vermont explains why the left still has a fighting chance.

Now he’s prescribing hydroxychloroquine to fight recession.

The answer largely depends on whether Medicare and private health insurers will adequately cover virtual doctor visits once coronavirus outbreaks subside.

To ease pressure on hospitals, Northwell Health brought medical workers, oxygen tanks and intravenous equipment into patients’ homes. Now Florida is taking cues.

An inspector general’s audit said the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Service used communications contractors for work that should have been performed by public servants.