Genetic Tests Create Treatment Opportunities And Confusion For Breast Cancer Patients
Experts are torn on when and how to deploy all the new tests available, including for those diagnosed with breast cancer.
Michelle Andrews
Newborns Get Routine Heel Blood Tests, But Should States Keep Those Samples?
Privacy-related concerns have grown about the sometimes decades-long storage and use of genetic material from newborn screenings.
Sign-Up Window for Free COBRA Coverage For Many Laid-Off Workers Closes This Week
Under federal rules, people should have received a notice by May 31 informing them about the subsidy, which is generally available to people who were involuntarily laid off or whose hours were reduced and who are eligible for coverage.
Contraception Is Free to Women, Except When It’s Not
Despite the Affordable Care Act's guarantees of free contraception coverage, obtaining the right product at no cost can be difficult.
COVID's Lingering Effects Can Put the Brakes on Elective Surgeries
As the number of people who have had COVID grows, medical experts are trying to determine when it’s safe for them to have elective surgery.
Lots of Health Insurance Help in Covid Relief Law — But Do Your Homework First
There’s something for everyone with private health insurance in the American Rescue Plan Act, but determining the best way to benefit may be confusing.
The ACA Marketplace Is Open Again for Insurance Sign-Ups. Here’s What You Need to Know.
Uninsured residents in Oregon and any of the other 35 states that use the federal healthcare.gov platform, which is the only way to obtain subsidies, can enroll in plans through May 15.
Many Health Plans Now Must Cover Full Cost of Expensive HIV Prevention Drugs
Starting this month, most people with private insurance will no longer have to decide whether they can afford to protect themselves against HIV.
Administration Eases Rules to Give Laid-Off Workers More Time to Sign Up for COBRA
By extending the time frame to sign up for COBRA coverage, people have at least 120 days to decide whether they want to elect COBRA, and possibly longer depending on when they lost their jobs.
2021 Health Plans Granted Leeway To Limit Consumers’ Benefit From Drug Coupons
Advocates say a new rule will make it harder for patients with conditions such as cancer and multiple sclerosis who rely on very expensive drugs to afford them.
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