Dr. C. David Molina reviewing medical records in the 1980s. He was a doctor first, then a health insurer. Courtesy of Molina Healthcare hide caption
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Anemic patients did not know about their condition during a testosterone trial. Renphoto/Getty Images hide caption
Researchers Failed To Tell Testosterone Trial Patients They Were Anemic
Several new studies show mixed results for men taking testosterone supplements. Garo/Phanie/Passage/Getty Images hide caption
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A health savings account works much like a personal savings account — with a difference. Any money in it that we use to pay for certain medical expenses isn't taxed. Oivind Hovland/Ikon Images/Getty Images hide caption
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Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, is looking into how the Orphan Drug Act may be affecting a wide range of drug prices. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption
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People sought out information about buying health insurance through the California exchange at Union Station in Los Angeles in 2013. Reed Saxon/AP hide caption
While Republicans in Congress are talking about taking their time to change the Affordable Care Act, insurers are already struggling to figure out what to charge for coverage in 2018. Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP hide caption
Mary Lynne Bill-Old Coyote, Montana's director of Indian health, says the ACA has helped build the community by providing job opportunities. Montana saw 3 percent growth last year in the number of health care jobs. Courtesy of Thom Bridge/Helena Independent Record hide caption
Obamacare Brought Jobs To Indian Country That Could Vanish With Repeal
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Obamacare Brought Jobs To Indian Country That Could Vanish With Repeal
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Medicare accounts for about 29 percent of all spending on prescription medicines in the U.S. each year. stevecoleimages/iStockphoto/Getty Images hide caption
Medicare Should Leverage Buying Power To Pull Down Drug Prices, White House Says
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Speaker of the House Paul Ryan has long promoted what he calls his "Better Way Plan" to replace the Affordable Care Act. But Republicans in Congress have yet to coalesce around any of several approaches to replacement. Bastiaan Slabbers/NurPhoto via Getty Images hide caption
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As Republicans look for ways to loosen the Affordable Care Act's coverage requirements, sales of short-term health insurance policies could take off. Petrol/Westend61/Getty Images hide caption
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Peter Lee, executive director of Covered California, speaks during an enrollment event in Grand Park, in front of Los Angeles City Hall, on Nov. 14. Gary Friedman/LA Times via Getty Images hide caption
With financial incentives from the ACA, the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston signed agreements with physicians and insurers to create an accountable care organization, in hopes of reducing health care's cost in the long run. But achieving those savings takes time, say hospital officials. Elise Amendola/AP hide caption
Hospitals Worry Repeal Of Obamacare Would Jeopardize Innovations In Care
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Hospitals Worry Repeal Of Obamacare Would Jeopardize Innovations In Care
McKesson Corp. agreed to pay a $150 million fine to settle claims that it failed to report suspicious orders for controlled substances. Paul Sakuma/AP hide caption
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Annette Schiller of Palm Desert, Calif., who was 94 and diagnosed with terminal thyroid and breast cancer, had trouble finding doctors to help her end her life under California's new aid-in-dying law. Tana Yurivilca/Courtesy of Linda Fitzgerald hide caption