Americans' voracious appetite for GLP-1 weight loss drugs has the nation on pace to spend more than $1 trillion on prescription drugs this year, a new report says.
- MARGERY A. BECK and ALI SWENSON Associated Press
Hundreds of rural hospitals face closure after years of funding problems, compounded last year by the Trump administration's Medicaid cuts.
- BEN GOSE The Chronicle of Philanthropy
"Your ZIP code should not determine your health outcomes," said Walter Panzirer, the Helmsley trustee who started the rural health program, "and yet for so many rural Americans, it does."
- MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press
Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare has sued a patient who refuses to leave a hospital room, even though doctors discharged her more than five months ago.
- Renuka Rayasam KFF Health News
Health policy changes in Washington are set to cause millions of Americans to lose their Medicaid or Affordable Care Act coverage, leading to concerns about affording health care
- Lauren Sausser KFF Health News
More than 1 in 4 physicians surveyed by the American Medical Association last December said prior authorization had led to a serious adverse event for a patient in their care.
- TOM MURPHY, AAMER MADHANI and JONEL ALECCIA Associated Press
Access to the obesity medications known as GLP-1 receptor agonists has been a consistent problem for patients because of their cost and spotty insurance coverage.
America’s two largest retailers want to deliver prescriptions to your doorstep, sometimes in a matter of hours.
Hospitals say AI is helping their nurses, while unions argue the technology is overriding nurses' expertise and degrading quality of care.
Many Americans with high-deductible health insurance plans face a cold reality at the start of every year. However, patient advocates say there are ways to manage the challenge.
In this episode of PennyWise, host Nat Cardona is joined by NerdWallet expert Elizabeth Ayoola to discuss the upcoming changes to Medicare in 2025.
The policy change came one day after the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, another major insurance company, was shot and killed in New York City.
In the past three years, Walgreens and CVS closed hundreds of stores, and Rite Aid shrank as it went through a bankruptcy reorganization.
OpenAI has touted its artificial intelligence-powered transcription tool Whisper as having near “human level robustness and accuracy.” But Whisper has a major flaw.
This ocelot has been spotted in four different Southern Arizona mountain ranges.
United Way isn't dwelling on last year's budget shortfall. Newly reorganized, it is planning a golf tournament, BBQ on the Bricks and more for 2026.
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Browse through the latest Southeast Nebraska employment postings and find your next career.
Read through the obituaries published today in The Lincoln Journal Star.
Images II has served clients from Lincoln to NASA. Now, after 52 years, owner Redge Johnson is preparing to say goodbye.
An Eagle man died in a crash after allegedly attempting to run his wife off the road near Elmwood.
The disgraced financier, accused of sex trafficking women and girls, was found dead in his Manhattan jail cell in August 2019.
Iran said Wednesday it was reviewing a U.S. peace proposal that sources said would formally end the war but leave key US demands unresolved.
Social Security is making an offer you should refuse. Famed economist and Social Security expert Larry Kotlikoff calls it a“ massive con job.” And he explains that, like any con job, the offer is so enticing, it’ s hard to pass up— until you do the math! People who have decided they could afford to wait until age 70 to claim their maximum benefit are being greeted by an...
Ted Turner, the brash sportsman and entrepreneur whose ambition and instincts led to a media empire that included groundbreaking news network CNN, has died.
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Long gone are the days where impulse buying meant grabbing an unplanned candy bar or magazine in the checkout line. Now, social media makes it quick and easy for us to purchase just about anything with the click of a button, whether or not it’s in the budget. And for some Americans, it’s hurting them...
Black Friday is fast approaching, and shoppers are gearing up. The National Retail Federation expects more than 183 million people to shop over the weekend spanning Thanksgiving to Cyber Monday this year. But fraudsters are preparing for Black Friday too, looking for opportunities to steal your money or personal information. Before you dive into holiday...
Holiday shopping season is upon us, and the pressure is on, or at least it feels that way for some parents. A new NerdWallet survey, conducted by The Harris Poll, finds that 48% of parents with children under 18 feel pressure to spend more money on holiday gifts than they’re comfortable spending.According to NerdWallet’s annual...
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Douglas County Sheriffs office is investigating a shooting after a domestic disturbance left a deputy shot and a man injured, at Cherry Creek Village apartments in Irvington, on Sunday, April 12, 2026.
RACINE — One woman was injured Wednesday night after a vehicle was struck by a train on Washington Avenue, police say.
The robbery occurred at Cornerstone Bank in Bradshaw on April 1. The FBI, York County Sheriff's Office, State Patrol, Grand Island police and TRIDENT Task Force helped make the arrest.
Matthew Williams' mother believes her son was sprayed with a chemical that is "used to clean bathrooms and beds." Hamilton County Sheriff Jeromy McCoy said it was hand sanitizer.
Sen. Pete Ricketts and the U.S. undersecretary of agriculture for farm production and conservation met with agriculture leaders Tuesday for a roundtable to discuss issues impacting farmers in Nebraska.
Much of the grant funds remain in limbo, with U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Neb., working in D.C. to preserve the $340 million she says is still unallocated.
A service to alert Sarpy County property owners about possible fraud is now being offered through the Register of Deed's Office.