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Stressed high income woman
Success
Even most six-figure earners say buying a house is unattainable—half of Americans can’t afford to dine out or vacation in a cost of living crisis
By Emma BurleighMarch 5, 2026
Mother tying shoelace of daughter sitting on wheelchair at home
Personal Finance
‘I don’t know how people are going to live’: ACA enrollees brace for massive premium hikes as subsidies expire
By Amelia Thomson-Deveaux, Ali Swenson, Linley Sanders and The Associated PressDecember 4, 2025
Alan Wells
Success
Meet the 73-year-old who splits his time between Panama and the U.S.: ‘$500 is my cost of living, plus food’
By Jessica CoacciNovember 15, 2025
A new era of access demands smarter design for direct-to-consumer drug pricing
Commentary
A new era of access demands smarter design for direct-to-consumer drug pricing
By Wendy BarnesSeptember 5, 2025
Doctor's office
Health
Your health insurance bill could jump 75% in 2026 if Congress fails to act, experts say: ‘something we haven’t seen in a very long time’
By Tom Murphy and The Associated PressAugust 25, 2025
stethoscope and US dollars
Newsletters
Employers are scrambling to cut costs and health care benefits are on the chopping block
By Brit MorseJuly 16, 2025
The CFPB
Finance
Your medical bills will remain on your credit report after all
By Chris MorrisJuly 15, 2025
Ben Askren flexes
Health
Former MMA champ Ben Askren says he lost 50 pounds in 45 days after contracting pneumonia and getting a double lung transplant: ‘I only died 4 times’
By Dave SmithJuly 10, 2025
A woman holds a medicine bottle while reading instructions.
Health
Gen Z’s expensive drug habit: More want brand-name meds that are 79% more expensive
By Lindsey LeakeFebruary 14, 2025
A middle-aged man picks up his medications at a pharmacy.
Health
Patients will pay more for prescription meds and face drug shortages amid Trump tariffs, pharma groups warn
By Lindsey LeakeFebruary 5, 2025
Premier’s 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals 2025
Health
Premier’s 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals 2025
By Fortune Editors and Premier, Inc.February 4, 2025
In this photo illustration, an insulin pen manufactured by the Novo Nordisk company is being held and prepared for use.
Health
FTC Sues CVS, Cigna, UnitedHealth over insulin prices
By John Tozzi, Leah Nylen and BloombergSeptember 20, 2024
Americans live the sickest lives and die the youngest, per a September 2024 report by the Commonwealth Fund, an independent health care research firm.
Health
America ranks worst in the world for health care—despite spending trillions
By Lindsey LeakeSeptember 19, 2024
A doctor holds a package of the drug Ozempic. The logo is clearly visible and there is a visual of the product on the box.
Finance
Ozempic ‘very likely’ to have price slashed in US government negotiations
By Gerry Smith, Madison Muller and BloombergSeptember 17, 2024
1-in-5 Americans have medical debt. Here’s how to get relief from unexpectedly high bills
Health
1-in-5 Americans have medical debt. Here’s how to get relief from unexpectedly high bills
By Cora Lewis and The Associated PressAugust 12, 2024
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Egg companies made $1.22 billion in profit off a $6 carton — now they’re buying their way out of a price-fixing case with 53 million donated eggsplaceholder alt text
By Wyatte Grantham-Philips and The Associated PressJuly 2, 2026
Big Tech
As Big Tech showers employees with perks to win the talent war, Nvidia built a nearly $5 trillion company by making people pay for their own lunchplaceholder alt text
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezJuly 1, 2026
Success
Mark Zuckerberg feeds his cows macadamia nuts and beer to create the 'highest-quality beef in the world' on his $300 million estate in Hawaiiplaceholder alt text
By Sasha RogelbergJuly 2, 2026
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