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The rule, if finalized, would reveal how widely costs vary in the U.S. for care. A magnetic-resonance image of the lower back costs $141 at an imaging center in Jefferson, La., but runs $47,646 at a hospital in Torrance, Calif., according to data from Clear Health Costs, a New York company that publishes information about health-care costs.

Drugmakers' merger could create a lower-priced medicine powerhouse.

Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar discusses the Trump administration’s efforts to rein in drug prices.

The bill would cap out-of-pocket costs for seniors and dissuade drugmakers from hiking prices above inflation.

The 2020 presidential hopeful stumped for his Medicare for All proposal in D.C.

New data from a lawsuit shows drug companies increased distribution of powerful pain pills by the billions in a 6-year period.

“This reflects President Trump’s deep commitment to tackling the opioid crisis,” said Alex Azar.

Oklahoma's case is being closely watched because it's the first state case to proceed to trial. It could help shape negotiations over roughly 1,500 similar lawsuits filed by state, local and tribal governments that have been consolidated before a federal judge in Ohio.

The former vice president is taking an approach of defending the Affordable Care Act.

The HHS spends an average of $100 billion per month, according to the Treasury Department.

The health-care industry often leaves patients and caregivers guessing as to how much procedures will cost, putting Americans in the most vulnerable of situations in a tight bind. 

The drug company requested to be removed from a lawsuit that would hold them responsible for Oklahoma’s opioid epidemic.

The move could force drugmakers to offer treatments in the U.S. at the lowest cost offered elsewhere in the world.

Worried about running out of money in retirement? Here are some ways to boost the odds that your money will last as long as you need it.

Democrats have so far been able to portray their socialist policies as a free lunch, yet the reality is that small businesses would have to pick up the tab.

What you need to know about working in retirement.

Federal prosecutors say a pharmaceutical firm improperly used a charity to pay kickbacks that subsidized Medicare patients' copayment obligations, allowing the firm to keep raising prices for the drug.

Here’s a list of some little-known Social Security benefits. Putting your knowledge to good use can make a big difference in your retirement income.