Health Issues

Jan 10, 2017

Valeant sells $2B in assets to begin paying down debt

Valeant will sell just over $2 billion in assets as it pays down debts after a year and a half of bruising backlash against some of its drug prices and government probes into the way it does business


Jan 9, 2017

Obama health care legacy: Coverage, conflict, and questions

President Barack Obama's health law is in jeopardy, but his health care legacy is certain to endure


Jan 6, 2017

Transgender man: Catholic hospital denied my hysterectomy

A transgender man has sued a Roman Catholic hospital in New Jersey, saying it cited religion in refusing to perform a hysterectomy medically necessary as part of his sex transition


Jan 4, 2017

AP FACT CHECK: Trump's hit-and-miss 'Obamacare' tweet

AP FACT CHECK: Taking a swipe at "Obamacare" on Twitter, President-elect Donald Trump correctly identified two of its most pressing problems _ a spike in premiums and high deductibles


Jan 2, 2017

US Sen. Warren seeks to pull pot shops out of banking limbo

Massachusetts U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren is leading an effort to make sure vendors working with marijuana businesses don't have their banking services taken away


Dec 29, 2016

Florida family sues hospital after toddler swallows battery

A Florida family has sued a hospital for malpractice, saying their baby suffered severe burns because it took too long to remove a coin-sized battery that she swallowed


Dec 28, 2016

Energy companies and banks led rally on S&P 500 in 2016

In 2016 the S&P 500 bounced back from a flat result the year before, and energy companies and banks made some of the largest gains as investors bet on a stronger economy that will lead to more lending and spending


Dec 22, 2016

Lawmaker says son's broken arm was bad health care example

A conservative GOP lawmaker says he "made a poor choice of words" when citing a decision to delay treatment of his son's broken arm to point out the benefits of a health care system in which consumers bear a greater share of out-of-pocket costs


Sep 29, 2016

Did landmark laws from Congress enable high drug prices?

Lawmakers are venting outrage over high drug prices these days, but Congress may have helped set the stage


Sep 28, 2016

Senators ask Justice Department to investigate EpiPen maker

Senators are asking the Department of Justice to investigate whether pharmaceutical company Mylan acted illegally when it classified its life-saving EpiPen as a generic drug and qualified for lower rebate payments to states


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