health care costs /tags/health-care-costs health care costs en-US SAąúĽĘ´«Ä± Wed, 15 Apr 2026 15:38:00 GMT Florida stalls as 42,000 kids wait for affordable healthcare /health/2026-04-15/florida-stalls-as-42-000-kids-wait-for-affordable-healthcare More than 42,000 children are waiting for Florida to roll out a health insurance program that was supposed to go into effect two years ago. Wed, 15 Apr 2026 15:38:00 GMT /health/2026-04-15/florida-stalls-as-42-000-kids-wait-for-affordable-healthcare Joe Mario Pedersen Health insurance under Affordable Care Act to skyrocket after Senate fails to extend tax credits /health/2025-12-13/health-insurance-under-affordable-care-act-to-skyrocket-after-senate-fails-to-extend-tax-credits Health care advocates and progressive groups across Florida said the U.S. Senate’s failure to extend premium subsidies for the Affordable Care Act was a “disheartening setback” that will significantly raise the cost of health insurance for nearly 5 million Floridians, including hundreds of thousands of people in South Florida. Sat, 13 Dec 2025 17:47:06 GMT /health/2025-12-13/health-insurance-under-affordable-care-act-to-skyrocket-after-senate-fails-to-extend-tax-credits Sergio R. Bustos Florida health coverage rate better, but still lags most of the U.S. /health/2023-09-15/florida-health-coverage-rate With top Florida lawmakers signaling that health-care issues could be a priority during next year’s legislative session, a report released Thursday showed that Florida saw improvement in 2022 in people having health insurance — but still trailed most of the country. Fri, 15 Sep 2023 17:00:00 GMT /health/2023-09-15/florida-health-coverage-rate Jim Saunders | News Service of Florida FDA seems poised to approve a new drug for ALS, but does it work? /health/2022-09-21/fda-seems-poised-to-approve-a-new-drug-for-als-but-does-it-work In March, experts who advise the FDA questioned the efficacy of an experimental new drug for ALS. In September, they voted to approve it anyway. Wed, 21 Sep 2022 15:30:00 GMT /health/2022-09-21/fda-seems-poised-to-approve-a-new-drug-for-als-but-does-it-work Jon Hamilton For medically vulnerable families, inflation’s squeeze is inescapable /news/2022-08-15/for-medically-vulnerable-families-inflations-squeeze-is-inescapable Inflation hasn’t hit Americans like this in decades. And families living with chronic diseases have little choice but to pay more for the medicine, supplies and food they need to stay healthy. Mon, 15 Aug 2022 20:31:00 GMT /news/2022-08-15/for-medically-vulnerable-families-inflations-squeeze-is-inescapable Heidi de Marco - Kaiser Health News What the Inflation Reduction Act does and doesn't do about rising prices /news/2022-08-11/what-the-inflation-reduction-act-does-and-doesnt-do-about-rising-prices The Inflation Reduction Act is not expected to bring down inflation dramatically or right away, but experts say that might not be such a bad thing given the bill's other areas of focus. Thu, 11 Aug 2022 11:00:00 GMT /news/2022-08-11/what-the-inflation-reduction-act-does-and-doesnt-do-about-rising-prices Juliana Kim Health insurance prices for care are now out there, but finding them is an ordeal /news/2022-07-27/health-insurance-prices-for-care-are-now-out-there-but-finding-them-is-an-ordeal A dump of tens of thousands of colossal digital files from a single insurer is not unusual, and it'll be weeks before data firms can put the information in a usable format for employers and patients. Wed, 27 Jul 2022 18:39:00 GMT /news/2022-07-27/health-insurance-prices-for-care-are-now-out-there-but-finding-them-is-an-ordeal Julie Appleby American gun violence has immense costs beyond the death toll, new studies find /news/2022-07-21/american-gun-violence-has-immense-costs-beyond-the-death-toll-new-studies-find Two new studies outline the massive financial, social and health care costs of America's gun violence epidemic on victims and the large pool of often forgotten survivors. Thu, 21 Jul 2022 13:45:59 GMT /news/2022-07-21/american-gun-violence-has-immense-costs-beyond-the-death-toll-new-studies-find Eric Westervelt How much health insurers pay for almost everything is about to go public /news/2022-07-01/how-much-health-insurers-pay-for-almost-everything-is-about-to-go-public New government rules are forcing insurers to post on websites what they pay for care or be fined, allowing consumers and employers to comparison shop for health services or negotiate better rates. Fri, 01 Jul 2022 11:33:23 GMT /news/2022-07-01/how-much-health-insurers-pay-for-almost-everything-is-about-to-go-public Julie Appleby DeSantis signs bill to increase oversight of pharmacy benefit managers /news/2022-06-22/desantis-signs-bill-to-increase-oversight-of-pharmacy-benefit-managers The bill, in part, will give the Office of Insurance Regulation more authority over pharmacy benefit managers. Wed, 22 Jun 2022 20:03:00 GMT /news/2022-06-22/desantis-signs-bill-to-increase-oversight-of-pharmacy-benefit-managers