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National

What Americans sacrifice due to high health costs

Vitals

Axios Vitals

Health plans with no providers may reshape Obamacare

Health Care Policy

FDA looks to boost biosimilars to lower drug costs

The states where hospitals are most concentrated

Congress plans new response to health cyberattacks

If you feel like you can't afford health care, you're not alone

Wide disparities found in hospitals' drug prices

The quiet billing shift driving up health costs

Why new doctors aren't specializing in infectious diseases

Medicare Advantage growth slows as plans exit markets

Back to Health

The developments that matter in how Americans are paying for drugs, treatment, insurance and more.

Health care costs

Coverage about health care costs from Axios

RFK Jr.

Drug prices

Abortion

Public health

The U.S. health system faces critical questions about cost, access and equity. Technological advances and new discoveries about diseases like cancer and Alzheimer’s are transforming patient care and reshaping public health.

Health