Tom Murphy

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., left, and Education Secretary Linda McMahon attend a Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission Event in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, May 22, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Who can get a COVID-19 shot this year? Here’s what to know

BYLauran Neergaard, Tom Murphy, and others

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50-year-old security guard lost 70 pounds on Wegovy—then gained two pants sizes when he lost insurance coverage

BYTom Murphy and The Associated Press

Luigi Mangione, a suspect in the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, is escorted by police, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)

7 in 10 Americans say healthcare denials and insurance company profits carry some blame in CEO’s death

BYLinley Sanders, Tom Murphy, and others

Medicare Advantage PPO card

Personal Finance

Medicare Advantage shopping tips: Avoid this enrollment mistake

BYTom Murphy and The Associated Press

Woman stocks pill bottles on shelves

‘You’re the smoking cessation counselor, you’re the suicide prevention counselor’—waves of pharmacy closures nationwide take a toll

BYThe Associated Press, Tom Murphy, and others

Ambulance

Health system operating across 19 states diverts ambulances, blocks access to medical tests after cyberattack

BYJohn Hanna, Tom Murphy, and others

Martin O'Malley

America’s booming economy pushes back Medicare, Social Security ‘go-broke dates’ to the mid-2030s

BYFatima Hussein, Tom Murphy, and others

Eli Lilly and Company, Pharmaceutical company headquarters in Alcobendas, Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Cristina Arias/Cover/Getty Images)

FDA will take a deeper look into the safety and effectiveness of Lilly experimental Alzheimer’s drug

BYTom Murphy, Matthew Perrone, and others

Rite Aid

Rite Aid’s years of red ink and opioid losses prompt pharmacy giant to file for bankruptcy

BYTom Murphy, Elaine Kurtenbach, and others

FILE – A prescription is filled, Friday, Jan. 6, 2023, in Morganton, N.C. A dose of patience may come in handy at the pharmacy counter this fall, as drug and staffing shortages haven’t gone away. Stores are starting their busiest time of year as customers look for help with colds and the flu. And this fall, pharmacists are dealing with a new vaccine and the start of insurance coverage for COVID-19 shots. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson, File)

‘These pharmacists always look stressed’: Drugstores struggle with thin staffing and recruiting challenges as busiest season begins

BYTom Murphy and The Associated Press

Jessica Tincopa and her husband, Rob Tran, stand for a portrait in Orange, Calif., Friday, May 5, 2023. Tincopa may leave the photography business she spent 14 years building for one reason: to find coverage for fertility treatment. After six miscarriages, Tincopa and her husband started saving for in vitro fertilization, which can cost well over $20,000, but the pandemic wiped out their savings and the state’s health insurance marketplace doesn’t cover things like IVF. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Most of the biggest U.S. employers now cover fertility treatments, but many Americans still can’t afford it

BYTom Murphy and The Associated Press

Moderna CEO and Director Stephane Bancel testifies during the Senate HELP Committee on the price of the COVID-19 vaccine, Wednesday, March 22, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Moderna’s CEO defends the decision to more than quadruple the price of the COVID vaccine and charge around $130 in Senate hearing

BYTom Murphy and The Associated Press

People ride an escalator at the Walgreens store.

Walgreens’ decision against selling abortion pills in 20 states is a huge blow to federal government’s plans

BYTom Murphy and The Associated Press

Birth control pills

Biden administration warns pharmacies not to discriminate against patients who might seek reproductive health prescriptions

BYTom Murphy and The Associated Press

Paxlovid COVID-19 pill

The FDA is allowing pharmacists to prescribe COVID-19 pill Paxlovid

BYMatthew Perrone, Tom Murphy, and others