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Autoimmune disease patients hit hurdles in diagnosis, costs and care

Saturday, November 18, 2023

Despite the prevalence of autoimmune conditions, like the thyroid disease Hashimoto's, finding help can prove frustrating and expensive. Patients may rack up big bills as they search for a diagnosis.

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COMIC: What it's like living with an underactive thyroid

Saturday, November 18, 2023

When a writer started suffering from near-constant fatigue, his doctors were stumped at first. Here's his journey to understand and live with hypothyroidism, a disease that affects millions.

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Trump launched an ambitious effort to end HIV. House Republicans want to defund it

Thursday, August 31, 2023

Republicans in Congress back substantial cuts to the budget of the CDC, taking aim at one of former President Donald Trump's major health programs: a push to end the HIV epidemic in the U.S.

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Why billions in Medicaid funds for people with disabilities are being held up

Wednesday, March 02, 2022

Almost a year after the American Rescue Plan Act allocated up to $25 billion to home and community-based services run by Medicaid, many states have yet to access the funds due to delays and red tape.

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Biden administration will reverse Medicaid changes that Trump had OK'd in some states

Thursday, February 10, 2022

Federal officials now say states can no longer charge premiums to low-income residents enrolled in Medicaid and have ruled out work requirements.

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Medicaid pays millions for patient transportation. Sometimes the ride never comes

Wednesday, January 12, 2022

Medicaid's transportation contracts can be worth tens of millions for companies that land them. But patients say rides to and from medical care often show up late — or sometimes not at all.

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