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Four ways to get health coverage to cover the gap years

If you want to retire before age 65, finding affordable medical and dental insurance should be a critical part of

The Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said, starting next year Medicare Advantage plans will get new powers to

(By Martha Bebinger, WBUR for Kaiser Health News) It was Bea Duncan who answered the phone at 2 a.m. on

(By Orly Nadell Farber for ST A T) Much like shoes or skinny jeans, heart attacks can fit women a

(By Julie Spitzer for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Humana filed a lawsuit Aug. 3 against nearly 30 pharmaceutical companies, alleging

General Motors announced starting next year that it will offer a new “direct-to-employer” lower-cost health insurance option for their 24,000

(By Orly Nadell Farber for ST A T) You’re in recovery from opioid addiction, and your walk to work takes

(By Pauline Bartolone for California Healthline produced by Kaiser Health News) Low-income people with diabetes are better able to afford

(By Lev Facher for ST A T) The Food and Drug Administration on Monday announced a shift in the way

(By Megan Knowles for Becker’s Hospital Review ) CMS will publicly disclose hospital errors, injuries and infections it proposed removing