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A Search For New Ways To Pay For Drugs That Cost A Mint

Installment plans and refunds for treatments that don't work are two options getting more attention as ultra-expensive therapies become more common. The financial strains will only grow.

A police officer speaks to a man walking on New Haven Green, Wednesday, Aug. 15, in New Haven, Conn. More than a 100 people fell ill from suspected drug overdoses linked to a batch of synthetic marijuana laced with fubinaca.

Police Arrest Third Suspect In New Haven Synthetic Marijuana Overdose Case

Over three days, more than 100 people fell ill after smoking a batch of K2 officials say was laced with AB-Fubinaca. Police Chief Anthony Campbell said chemical was "knocking people down."

After the hurricane, the Puerto Rico Department of Health closed the cemetery, calling the open graves a health risk. More than a year later, there is no plan in place to repair and reopen it.

'My Father Is In There': Anguish Builds In Puerto Rico Mountains Over Decimated Tombs

The damage to 1,800 tombs in the Lares Municipal Cemetery was so extensive — and so horrifying — that health officials locked the cemetery gates after Hurricane Maria. They haven't been reopened.

Republicans on Monday evening unveiled their long-awaited plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act.

5 Key Takeaways From The GOP Health Overhaul Plan

The bill proposes big changes to state and federal Medicaid programs and tax advantages for people who can afford to save up for health care costs.

Shifting messages from the U.S. Congress have left many would-be entrepreneurs, and workers who've recently been laid off, wondering how best to maintain health coverage.

Just Lost Your Job? COBRA May Be Your Best Health Insurance Strategy Now

With the 2018 health insurance market still in play, you might want to extend your job-based insurance until this fall, when the outlines of the health law's marketplaces should become clearer.

House Speaker Paul Ryan and Vice President-elect Mike Pence plan to include defunding of Planned Parenthood in a budget reconciliation bill intended to also defund the Affordable Care Act.

That Vow To Defund Planned Parenthood: Easy To Say, Hard To Do

Federal funding for the group that helps supply women's reproductive health care is built into multiple places in the budget, and stripping it out is not as simple as it may sound.

A woman looks at 15 crosses posted on a hill above Columbine High School in Littleton, Colo. in remembrance of the 15 people who died during a shooting rampage at the school in 1999.

What Decades Of Covering School Shootings Has Taught Me

Each horrific school shooting offers painful lessons but few, if any, answers.

A toxic algae bloom in Oregon's Detroit Lake caused havoc in May, when toxins made their way into the city of Salem's drinking water. Oregon has since enacted rules requiring water systems to test for algae toxins.

As Climate Warms, Algae Blooms In Drinking Water Supplies

Algae isn't just causing swimmers' itch anymore; it's threatening water supplies. State regulations are starting to address it.

A danger sign at Imperial Beach is shown in this photo, March. 2, 2018.

EPA Grants Awarded To Monitor Border Waste

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Tuesday awarded $326,776 in grants to groups that will manage and monitor waste, including sewage spills, along the U.S.-Mexico border.

Former FBI Director Robert Mueller leaves following a meeting with members of the Senate Judiciary Committee at the U.S. Capitol on June 21, 2017.

What You Need To Know About The Coming Showdown Between Trump And Mueller

Following months on a collision course, the White House and the special counsel's office are on track for a standoff that could take Washington, D.C., into terra incognita.

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