TOM MURPHY | Press Register

Home

A sign points visitors toward the financial services department at a hospital, Friday, Jan. 24, 2014. Medicaid coverage will end for millions of Americans in 2023, and that pushes many into unfamiliar territory: the health insurance marketplace. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)

AP
premium content - for subscribers only
Click to subscribe

How to shop for new insurance if you lose Medicaid coverage
By TOM MURPHY - AP Health Writer
Fri,03/17/23-3:33PM , 102 Reads
Medicaid coverage will end for millions of Americans in the coming months, and it will push many into unfamiliar territory: the health insurance marketplace.
Click Here to Read More

FILE- This April 24, 2008, file photo shows the former North American headquarters of Novo Nordisk, Inc., in Plainsboro, N.J. Novo Nordisk will start slashing some U.S. insulin prices up to 75% next year, following a path set earlier this month by rival Eli Lilly. The Danish drugmaker said Tuesday, March 14, 2023 that pre-filled pens and vials of long- and short-acting insulins will see list price reductions. They include Levemir, Novolin, NovoLog and NovoLog Mix70/30. (AP Photo/Mel Evans, File)

AP
registered content - login required to view
Click to register / login

Novo Nordisk plans price cuts for several insulins
By TOM MURPHY - AP Health Writer
Tue,03/14/23-8:00AM , 175 Reads
Another major insulin maker has promised steep price cuts, as pressure grows on drugmakers and insurers to trim the cost of a medication that millions of Americans need.
Click Here to Read More

Brownsville Fire Department EMS Ambulances with two surviving U.S. citizens arrive at Valley Regional Medical Center, Tuesday, March 7, 2023, in Brownsville, Texas, after having been kidnapped and shot at by gunmen in Matamoros, Mexico. The March 3 shooting left two other Americans dead. (Miguel Roberts/The Brownsville Herald via AP)

AP
premium content - for subscribers only
Click to subscribe

Medical tourism: Traveling outside US for care is common
By TOM MURPHY - AP Health Writer
Tue,03/07/23-3:48PM , 113 Reads
The recent kidnapping of four Americans in Mexico highlights a common practice for many people in the U.S.: traveling to other countries for medical care that either is not available at home or costs a lot less.
Click Here to Read More

The entrance to a Walgreens is seen on Oct. 14, 2022, in Boston. Walgreens said Thursday, March 2, 2023, that it will not start selling mifepristone, an abortion pill, in 20 states that had warned of legal consequences if it did that. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)

AP
premium content - for subscribers only
Click to subscribe

The implications of Walgreens' decision on abortion pills
By TOM MURPHY - AP Health Writer
Fri,03/03/23-1:51PM , 90 Reads
Walgreens says it will not start selling an abortion pill in 20 states that had warned of legal consequences if it did so.
Click Here to Read More

Subscribe to TOM MURPHY