The Supreme Court hears arguments Wednesday in a case that tests whether South Carolina can remove Planned Parenthood clinics from its state Medicaid program, even though Medicaid funds cannot generally be used to fund abortions. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images hide caption
Measles is spreading in West Texas and New Mexico. Isolated cases mostly linked to international travel have been reported in about a dozen other states. Bilanol/Getty Images hide caption
Luigi Mangione appears at a hearing for the murder of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson at Manhattan Criminal Court on February 21, 2025 in New York City. Curtis Means/Getty Images hide caption
One of the social media graphics included in the "Wild to Mild" flu vaccination campaign run by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. CDC hide caption
A Medicare card is seen last spring. The entity known as the Department of Government Efficiency is looking for fraud and waste at The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Jenny Kane/AP hide caption
US Secretary of Health and Human Services nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies during a Senate Finance Committee hearing on his nomination to be Health and Human Services Secretary, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, January 29, 2025. Alex Wroblewski/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption
With Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as one of the more controversial picks for President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet, his views on vaccines and abortion rights are raising alarms across the political spectrum. Allison Robbert/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Medical charges are seen in Temple Hills, Md., Monday, June 26, 2023. Jacquelyn Martin/AP hide caption
People demonstrating against the health care industry stand outside Federal Criminal Court as Luigi Mangione, suspect in the shooting death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, appears during an arraignment hearing on Dec. 19, 2024 in New York City. John Lamparski/Getty Images hide caption
During his first administration in 2019, President Donald Trump announced rules mandating transparency in health care prices. Some employers are lobbying to enshrine those into law. Zach Gibson/Getty Images hide caption
Health care advocates are shown protesting care denials at UnitedHealthcare's offices on July 15, 2024 in Minnetonka, Minnesota. David Berding/Getty Images for People's Action Institute hide caption
Clockwise, from top left: Laura Forer, Michelle Alette, Domenique Rice, Jen Loga, Dr. Patty Ng and Marise Angibeau-Gray Nancy Borowick hide caption
Suspected shooter Luigi Mangione is led into the Blair County Courthouse for an extradition hearing December 10, 2024 in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania. Jeff Swensen/Getty Images hide caption
A view outside the UnitedHealthcare corporate headquarters on Dec. 4, 2024 in Minnetonka, Minnesota. The shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York City this week triggered an outpouring of venting about the health care system on social media. Stephen Maturen/Getty Images hide caption
Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield was under scrutiny for its plans to impose time limits on anesthesia coverage. Michael Conroy/AP hide caption
Nurses caring for patients at Wazir Akbar Khan hospital in Kabul on September 1, 2021. Since assuming power that year, the Taliban has curtailed educational opportunities for women. This week they reportedly banned women from studying nursing and midwifery. Aamir Qureshi/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
President-elect Donald Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at a campaign rally in Georgia last month. Trump announced this week that he's nominated Kennedy for the Secretary of Health and Human Services. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption
People attend a rally as part of a Transgender Day of Visibility on March 31, 2023, by the U.S. Capitol in Washington. Jacquelyn Martin/AP hide caption
Medicare could see changes under the Trump administration, including a shift toward Medicare Advantage. Jenny Kane/AP hide caption
Ravi Coutinho took a picture of himself on May 22, 2023, hoping to mark the beginning of his recovery from alcohol use disorder. Webber Coutinho family hide caption