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The killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson has set off soul-searching among many Americans. Part of that reflection is about the public reaction to Thompson’s death and the sympathy the suspect received online, with some people critical of the insurance industry celebrating the assailant as a sort of folk hero.

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Health care stocks such as Cigna and UnitedHealth Group dipped after Trump’s comments at his Mar-a-Lago press conference Monday.

Vaccinations provide significant protection for the public against infectious diseases and substantially reduce health care costs. Therefore, it is noteworthy that President-elect Donald Trump wants Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a leading critic of childhood vaccination, to be secretary of Health and Human Services.

People who are aging and living alone are finding more resources to help take care of themselves.

The nation's ire focuses on insurance companies after the killing of UnitedHealth's CEO, but RFK could hijack it

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The U.S. has made great progress in getting more people insured since the Affordable Care Act took effect in 2014. The share of uninsured Americans ages 18 to 64 fell from 18% before the ACA to 9.5% in 2022. And preexisting conditions no longer prevent coverage or lead to an…

When providing health care for new immigrants and refugees, the world’s faraway conflicts fall sharply into focus