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Vitals

Axios Vitals

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

Health Care Policy

Dems plot health oversight blitz if they win midterms

More pregnant Americans are skipping prenatal care, CDC finds

Trump touts drug price reductions most Americans may not feel

Novo Nordisk cuts sticker price of weight-loss drugs

Trump's drug pricing claims tested by reality

Closer

Axios Closer

Novo Nordisk slumps further on weight loss drugs in fight with Eli Lilly

HHS takes another swing at drug discount overhaul

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.

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