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General Rob Bonta is taking three major drugmakers and three distributors to court, alleging the companies illegally raised prices at the expense of diabetes patients.

If having the family on your employer-sponsored health plan has been a financial hardship, or outright impossible to afford, help may be on the way.

Cost estimators can help insured patients figure out how much they will owe for a specific treatment, drug, or medical service before heading to the doctor.

An examination of billing policies and practices at more than 500 hospitals across the country shows widespread reliance on aggressive collection tactics. A few hospitals have barred all aggressive collections, including two of California's leading academic medical centers at UCLA and Stanford University.

But have you thought about how much your son’s or daughter’s dream school will charge for health coverage? You might be in for a shock.

The state's Department of Social Services is providing thousands of classes, online and in-person, that it says are necessary to attract and retain caregivers.

The government soon will stop paying for the COVID drug that has proved to be the most effective at keeping patients alive and out of the hospital.

Some insurers and employers are tapping into assistance programs meant for individual patients. The concern: Some costly drugs could be harder for patients to access.

Health insurers and health care systems across the U.S. are breaking disability rights laws by sending inaccessible medical bills and notices, a KHN investigation found.

Lung cancer is the deadliest of all cancers. It grows quietly and is usually not detected until it has spread to other parts of the body.