The justices ruled that a key preventive health task force has authority because it is appointed by the Health and Human Services secretary. Some experts worry that RFK Jr. could politicize it.
- Associate Professor of Health Law, Policy and Management, Boston University
After a group of employers refused to provide their employees access to free HIV prevention treatment, the Supreme Court may decide whether insurers are required to fully cover preventive care.
Two health law scholars explain how the public health insurance program for low-income people and people with disabilities works, and why cutting its cost would be hard to pull off.
The murder of a health care insurance executive has brought scrutiny to the ways that insurance companies can make it difficult for insured patients to get the care they need.
On the basis of government appointment technicalities and religious freedom, Americans may lose free coverage for cancer and blood pressure screenings, HIV prevention medication and other essential services.
Judge Reed O'Connor ruled in a case that coverage for HIV prevention medicine PrEP violated the religious freedom of the plaintiffs. It is unclear whether the order will extend nationwide.
The 2021 child tax credit expansion helped lift millions of families with children out of hunger. After those payments ended in December 2021, those families may again face food insufficiency.
World AIDS Day on Dec. 1 this year comes at a time when a key step to removing financial barriers to PrEP access in the U.S. faces legal challenges.
The Affordable Care Act has allowed many preventive health services, including cancer screenings and vaccines, to be free of charge. But legal challenges may lead to costly repercussions for patients.
In the middle of the pandemic, the Trump administration is pursuing policy and a court ruling that would take away health care from millions. Two scholars explain the details.
COVID-19 cases among college students are inevitable. If you’re a college student – or the parent of one – you need to know who’s going to foot the bill if they get sick.
A loose patchwork of measures and systems has left millions at risk of slipping through the cracks as the pandemic’s economic downturn hits.
In a well-functioning health care system, the emergency room would be able to meet the needs of all of its patients in a timely manner.
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