Ken Alltucker covers consumer health care for USA TODAY.
Ken's coverage ranges from medical advances to insurance boondoggles, surprise medical bills to regulatory hurdles.
Before joining USA TODAY, Ken was a reporter at The Arizona Republic, covering health and business issues.
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My Recent Work
Medicare will pay for weight-loss drugs Wegovy, Zepbound: What to know
Americans are struggling to pay for health care. Here's why
Trump administration targets health prices in hospital contracts
These private Medicare plans denied specialized care at highest rates
Hosting the World Cup makes US 'really ripe' for diseases, experts worry
Are GLP-1 drugs key to prevent, limit this common type of cancer?
UnitedHealthcare vows to cut down prior reviews for kids' care
CVS will add these weight-loss options to drug plans
Industries adapt to weight-loss drugs ... now a new one emerges
CVS sues to halt law that it says would force pharmacy closings A new weight-loss shot? Eli Lilly touts experimental drug
People are using this tactic to afford rising ACA insurance bills
Trump touts TrumpRx prescription drug website expansion
DOJ: Yale medical school discriminated against White, Asian applicants
Lawmakers want to break up some pharmacy companies. Here's why
MAHA supporters: Prioritize health costs over vaccines, pesticides
UnitedHealthcare vows to cut prior authorization on these services
FDA allows some to get early access to pancreatic cancer drug
Weight-loss drugs fuel surge in US prescription spending
Americans feel bad about the economy. Here are 4 reasons why.
Trump touts drug pricing pact with Regeneron aimed at lowering costs
Medicare changes coverage for weight-loss drugs. What to know
More than 7 million have Alzheimer's. Can your brain health improve?
Trump nominates Erica Schwartz as new CDC director
With no competitor, Merck's blockbuster cancer drug hauls in billions
Amazon to sell Eli Lilly's new weight-loss pill via kiosks, home delivery Amazon will sell new weight-loss pill via kiosks, home delivery
How Trump's 100% drug tariffs could reach consumers pocketbooks A new weight-loss pill gets FDA approval. What to know
They thought they paid their medical bills. Then the hospital sued
Quitting Ozempic, GLP-1s can be bad for heart health, study finds
Judge orders hospital rating group to remove grades of these hospitals
How rising costs are breaking the middle class
Will HIV cases spread as state cuts jeopardize access to drugs?
CVS would close all pharmacies in this state if legislation passes
Medicaid halts some funding to Minnesota due to fraud concerns
Ozempic and Wegovy are about to get a lot less expensive
GLP-1 wars: Wegovy maker challenges knock-off weight loss drug companies
CDC postpones influential vaccine advisory panel's February meeting
FDA reverses course, agrees to review Moderna's flu vaccine
Does TrumpRx deliver the lowest drug prices? Why results are mixed.
Wegovy maker sues Hims & Hers after company launches $49 weight-loss pill TrumpRx prescription drug website launches TrumpRx, a direct-to-consumer prescription drug website, launches
Obamacare signups dropped by 1.2 million. Here's why that may change
Patients fuss about facility fees. Are they raising your medical bill?
Nation's measles-free status in jeopardy. How doctors are handling it.
Insurance CEO vows to rebate Obamacare profits to customers
Woman dies after Revenge of the Mummy coaster ride at Universal Studios